April 30, 2007

East L.A. Student Union President Charged with Selling Assault Weapons

ALHAMBRA – The student union president of East Los Angeles College was charged today with multiple counts of possession for sale of assault weapons following a search of his Monterey Park home last week, the District Attorney’s office announced.

Matthew Arthur Corwin, 23 (dob 12-11-83), is scheduled to be arraigned after 1:30 p.m. at Alhambra Superior Court, Division 5, said Deputy District Attorney Richard Sullivan, head deputy of the Alhambra office. Corwin is charged in case No. GA069547 with five counts of unlawful assault weapon sales, four counts of unlawful possession of assault weapons, two counts of possession of a deadly weapon and one count of receiving stolen property – all felonies. Prosecutors will ask bail be set at $365,000. He is in custody.

Corwin allegedly posted photos of several unregistered assault weapons on his MySpace web site. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and federal agents executed search warrants last Thursday. They arrested Corwin and confiscated numerous assault weapons, a military identification, a bullet-proof vest and a military chemical suit.