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Colin H. Billups, 20, Charged with Possession and Trafficking Machine Guns in Kentucky
A federal grand jury in Louisville returned a two-count indictment on March 22, 2023, charging Colin H. Billups, 20, of Louisville, Kentucky, with possession of and trafficking in machine guns.
Billups was charged with one count of illegal possession of a machine gun, a Glock switch, and one count of trafficking in a firearm, a Glock switch. A Glock Switch device allows a semi-automatic handgun to function as an automatic and is defined as a machine gun under federal law.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), with assistance from the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Shively Police Department, and the Kentucky State Police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Dahl is prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities.
Project Safe Neighborhoods is a program that brings together law enforcement and community organizations to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer. The program is based on four core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in communities, supporting community-based organizations, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring results.
Billups made his initial court appearance on March 31, 2023, before a U.S. Magistrate Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in Louisville. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert Maynard of the ATF Louisville Field Division, and Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of the Homeland Security Investigations Nashville made the announcement.
Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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