The 41-year-old man was convicted of criminal sexual assault, kidnapping, possession of a firearm, and assaulting an employee of the United States, officials say.
has been convicted by a jury and faces the possibility of life in prison, federal authorities said.
He beat both his former girlfriend and her sister in the apartment, causing the sister — who was eight months pregnant — to fall down a flight of stairs, authorities said. Figueroa grabbed his shotgun and forced his ex into his SVU with him. Finding himself without a vehicle, Figueroa approached an employee, smashing the man’s head into a storage room door and demanding his car keys, authorities said.
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