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Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Machine Gun Conversion Devices
Pensacola, Florida – In a major blow to gun trafficking, Alaisjah Dayshawn Perkins, 22, of Pensacola, Florida, has pleaded guilty to selling machine gun conversion devices.
Perkins was charged with receipt, possession, transfer, and making of a firearm which is not registered in the National Firearms Registration & Transfer Record and not identified by a serial number.
According to court documents, law enforcement officers observed posts on a Facebook profile advertising the sale of machinegun conversion devices (MCDs) on April 26, 2025. An undercover officer began communicating with Perkins, and between April and May 2025, law enforcement conducted multiple undercover purchases of several MCDs from the defendant.
As a result of a search warrant for Perkins’ home, officers located tools and supplies for manufacturing MCDs. Perkins was arrested and a bag of 13 MCDs was located in his pocket. The MCDs were sent to the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for technical examination, and were determined to be designed to convert AR-style firearms from semi-automatic to fully automatic.
Perkins faces up to ten years’ imprisonment. If Perkins is sentenced to a term of imprisonment, such term could be followed by up to a three-year term of supervised release. Thus, if Perkins were to violate any conditions of his release, he could potentially face an additional period of incarceration related to violating his supervision.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 19, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola before United States District Judge M. Casey Rodgers.
This case was a joint investigation by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christopher C. Patterson.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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