Albert Lea man pleaded guilty to firearm assault

(ABC 6 News) – UPDATE: Isaac Bonilla pleaded guilty to one count of 2nd-degree assault in Freeborn County Court Monday, March 10.

The details of Bonilla’s plea agreement were not available March 11.

His sentencing is scheduled for May 14.

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(ABC 6 News) – An Albert Lea man faces firearm assault and machine gun conversion charges Monday, Feb. 3, 2024.

Isaac Bonilla, 21, is scheduled to begin his jury trial on one count of 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of prohibited possession of a machine gun conversion kit.

According to court documents, Freeborn County Court alleged Bonilla pointed a gun at a woman at an Albert Lea motel in January of 2024.

Court documents allege law enforcement found a “ghost gun” with a standard magazine, two BB pistols, a Glock extended magazine, 28 rounds of 9mm ammunition, six Glock switches, an AR-15 “Upper,” and a 3D printing filament in the room.

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Court documents allege that the Glock switches are used to make semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic machine guns.

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Bonilla’s trial was scheduled to begin with jury selection at 8:30 a.m