Maloy Amador admitted opening fire as agents executed a 2025 narcotics and firearms warrant at his home.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. A Morris County man has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to attempting to murder a federal officer and committing narcotics and firearms offenses.
U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch sentenced Maloy Amador, 44, on July 16 in federal court in Trenton, according to a July 17 announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kirsch also imposed four years of supervised release.
Amador previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder of a federal officer, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, possessing firearms as a convicted felon and possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute.
According to court records and statements cited by federal prosecutors, agents went to Amador’s Parsippany home on Aug. 13, 2025, to execute a search warrant involving suspected narcotics and firearms.
Amador fired toward the officers, prompting an exchange of gunfire. A projectile struck an officer’s electronic control device, and fragments were recovered from the officer’s protective vest. Federal authorities said no agent was physically injured. Amador was struck in the arm before surrendering.
Prosecutors said a subsequent search recovered more than two kilograms of controlled substances and 18 firearms, including multiple assault-style rifles.
The sentencing resolves the charges to which Amador admitted guilt. An earlier charging announcement provided initial allegations following the raid; the guilty plea and sentencing record now establish the adjudicated offenses.