‘Butch’ Acosta sentencing date continued to January

‘Butch’ Acosta sentencing date continued to January

A federal court granted a continuance to Presidio resident Tiburcio “Butch” Acosta for his sentencing — which was scheduled for October 27 but now will take place on January 19 — after he pleaded guilty to felony gun smuggling charges on July 7. Prosecutors said in court documents that Acosta and another man helped smuggle high-powered weapons and ammunition to the La Linea cartel in Ojinaga, Mexico. Court records show Acosta had reached a plea …