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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Man for Possession of a Machine Gun
Louisville, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on October 16, 2024, charging Dashawn Sublett, 18, with illegal possession of a machine gun.
According to the indictment, Dashawn Sublett was charged with possessing a Glock Switch Device (machine gun conversion device) on June 26, 2024. A Glock Switch device allows a semi-automatic handgun to function as an automatic and is defined as a machine gun under federal law.
This case is being investigated by the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) as part of the Prohibited Firearm Possessor Initiative (PFP).
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua R. Porter is prosecuting this case.
Dashawn Sublett made an initial court appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on October 21, 2024. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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