Drew Parker Seymour, Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, Montana 2022

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Felon Sentenced for Illegal Gun Possession in Billings

BILLINGS, MT – Drew Parker Seymour, a 24-year-old California resident, has been sentenced to two years in prison for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Seymour pleaded guilty in February to the charge and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters. The sentence also includes three years of supervised release.

The government alleged that Seymour has a history of felony convictions, including this case, and has been involved in the illegal possession of firearms. In March 2022, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) learned that Seymour offered to sell online illegal Glock switches, which are used to convert semi-automatic firearms into automatic machine guns.

After an undercover agent began communicating with Seymour, he offered to sell the agent Glock switches and a .45 caliber pistol. Seymour sent pictures of both items before later withdrawing his offer to sell the Glock switches. However, the agent agreed to meet Seymour to buy the pistol, and before the meeting occurred, drug task force agents detained Seymour and his girlfriend at a post office in Billings as they attempted to pick up a package of fentanyl.

During a search of the couple’s motel room, law enforcement located a .45-caliber, semi-automatic pistol hidden under a mattress. Seymour’s fingerprint was recovered from the gun’s magazine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin D. Hargrove prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the ATF, Billings Police Department, U.S. Postal Service, and Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence by bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve.