OAKLAND — A Richmond man who obtained an early launch from federal jail in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic is headed again there after he dedicated the secure offense as soon as once more, illegally possessing weapons as a felon, courtroom information present.
Lipine Faafiu, 29, was launched from jail in 2020 after a decide decided his ‘severe obesity’ made him extra vulnerable to COVID-19 in jail, in line with courtroom information. However whereas on supervised launch final yr, Faafiu was arrested for allegedly possessing three weapons inside his Richmond condominium, together with one which had been stolen out of Fairfield, prosecutors stated.
Now, Faafiu is headed again to jail. He was sentenced this week to 51 months behind bars after pleading responsible to being a felon in possession of a firearm. In 2018, after pleading responsible to the identical cost, he had obtained a four-year sentence that was minimize brief, information present.
Along with the weapons, prosecutors say they discovered “indicia” related to the Tre-4 gang, and that Faafiu has gotten in bother for hanging round different gang members in violation of parole earlier than.
Faafiu’s lawyer wrote in a sentencing memo that he’s a “low risk” to reoffend, however added that ” itseems apparent that the very best factor for Mr. Faafiu, and for society at massive, could be for him to be permitted to reside outdoors the Bay Space, the place he has gotten into greater than his justifiable share of bother.”
