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Arlington man with machine gun and child porn sentenced to federal prison

By Harrison Mantas

Updated July 28, 2025 4:06 PM

Carlos Isaac Barrientos, 36, pleaded guilty after authorities found illegal guns and cellphones containing images of child sexual abuse in a stolen truck linked to the defendant. — Carlos Isaac Barrientos, 36, pleaded guilty after authorities found illegal guns and cellphones containing images of child sexual abuse in a stolen truck linked to the defendant. Edward Olive Dreamstime/TNS

An Arlington man was sentenced to nearly 34 years in prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography and possessing a machine gun, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.

Carlos Isaac Barrientos, 36, pleaded guilty in April after authorities were able to connect him to a September 2024 truck theft in Bedford.

Arlington police, who found the vehicle shortly after it was reported stolen, also discovered a trove of cellphones and illegal firearms inside the truck, according to the press release.

Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms discovered the explicit material depicting the sexual abuse of children when they completed a forensic audit of the cellphones, according to the press release.

Barrientos was arrested soon after and pleaded guilty, the release said. He was sentenced on Thursday, July 24, by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor.

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This story was originally published July 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM.

Harrison Mantas

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Harrison Mantas has covered Fort Worth city government, agencies and people since September 2021. He likes to live tweet city hall meetings, and help his fellow Fort Worthians figure out what’s going on.