A CORRALES MAN, LABELED A CAREER CRIMINAL BY FEDERAL PROSECUTORS, IS GOING TO PRISON FOR 15 YEARS FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. THE U.S ATTORNEYS OFFICE SAYS 55 YEAR OLD WALTER LEE DEITER WAS PROSECUTED AS PART OF A FEDERAL ANTI-VIOLENCE INITIATIVE TARGETING THE "WORST OF THE WORST" OFFENDERS.
WHEN HE WAS INDICTED FOUR YEARS AGO, DEITER HAD ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED OF MORE THAN A DOZEN FELONY OFFENSES IN OTHER STATES, INCLUDING BURGLARY, GRAND THEFT, BANK ROBBERY AND DRUG TRAFFICKING .
