Tag: machine gun
Jashon Tatum, Possession of Machine Gun, Ohio 2024
⏱ 2 min read Jashon Tatum, a 29-year-old felon on supervised release, led Columbus police on a wild high-speed chase in August 2024, crashing into another vehicle and attempting to flee on foot before being caught with a machine gun conversion device and a stash of narcotics. The chaos unfolded on I-71 when Tatum, behind…
Kelvin Leon, Possession of a Machine Gun, District of Columbia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kelvin Leon, a 27-year-old DC resident, fired a machine gun out of his apartment window in Southeast Washington on July 24, 2025, following an argument with two men over scooters. The incident led to a swift response from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crime Suppression Division, who executed a search warrant…
Jadiah Dawontra Hines, Possession of a Machine Gun, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jadiah Dawontra Hines, a 20-year-old felon from Southeast Missouri, was caught with a fully automatic pistol and sentenced to 46 months in prison. The incident occurred when Hines posted a photo on social media of himself with a small child, pointing the Glock .40-caliber pistol in the air. The gun had…
Juanell Carter, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Juanell Carter, a 19-year-old felon from St. Louis, was caught with a machine gun after a police chase on August 26, 2025. The St. Ann Police Department was alerted about a stolen 2024 Nissan Altima, which Carter was driving while wearing a yellow and black ski mask. After a brief pursuit,…
Trey Alexander Giles, Possession of a Machine Gun, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Trey Alexander Giles, a 21-year-old associate of the ‘All Family No Friends’ street gang, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a machine gun in Springfield, Missouri. Between July 2023 and February 2025, Giles was repeatedly reported to police for his involvement in violent incidents, including domestic violence…
John Thomas Worthy, Machine Gun Possession, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 51-year-old Hugo man is facing time for owning a machine gun. John Thomas Worthy knowingly possessed the firearm on January 21, 2025, in Choctaw County. Investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives uncovered the modified weapon. The gun could shoot more than one round without reloading. Worthy…
Joseph Anthony Jimenez, Machine Gun Possession, Texas 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 20-year-old San Antonio man is headed to federal prison for firing a machine gun near Lackland Air Force Base in August 2024. Joseph Anthony Jimenez, 20, fired a stolen 9mm pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device (MCD) into a field on two separate occasions, prompting a military response. Jimenez…
James Wiley Kelley Jr, Machine Gun Possession, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read James Wiley Kelley Jr, a 51-year-old convicted felon from Altha, Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possessing a machine gun, other firearms, and ammunition. The bust came after US Customs Border Protection Agents intercepted a parcel from China containing a machinegun conversion device (MCD) addressed to…
Michael Stuckey, Gun Running, District of Columbia 2023
Michael Stuckey, 36, will spend the next 13 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a sprawling firearms and narcotics operation that flooded the streets of Washington D.C. with illegally obtained weapons, some modified for fully automatic fire. Judge Loren L. AliKhan handed down the 160-month sentence today, a stiff penalty…
