Court documents have linked a man arrested for purchasing and owning dozens of firearms as a convicted felon to supplying a gun used in a botched murder-for-hire shooting.
In a hearing that decided to revoke Michael Seery’s pretrial release, court records linked him to the planning and supplying efforts for a shooting that happened on Texas State Highway 99 in Cypress on Feb. 4.
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The victim in that shooting was injured but survived.
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After two men—50-year-old Ricardo Obando Jr. and his stepson, 24-year-old Matthew Rosas—were identified as carrying out the shooting, FBI officials learned that Seery allegedly provided the men with the firearm and car used to carry out the violent attack. Authorities also say that Seery allowed the shooter to use his 3D printer to print Glock switches and suppressors at his residence.
Phone records also show that Seery and the shooter communicated shortly before the shooter went to perform surveillance on the victim, and a source confirmed that the two met privately before the crime took place.
This evidence led to the raids on Seery’s properties on the morning of March 6, which uncovered 57 firearms that Seery illegally owned.
After initially lying about his ownership, Seery eventually admitted that the guns were his. He also said that the suspected shooter in the Feb. 4 attack worked for him. He admitted to giving him the gun and selling him the car that was used to carry out the attack.
Seery is not legally allowed to own guns, being a previously convicted felon. His criminal history includes convictions for firing a gun into a building or vehicle in 2005, possession of a controlled substance in 2010, and possessing more than 1,000 marijuana plants with the intent to distribute in 2012.
After initially giving Seery a conditional bond of $75,000, the government appealed that decision, and the court ordered Seery to remain until Monday’s ruling.
On Monday, the court ruled that Seery was a danger to the community, and his release order was revoked.
