A Starkville man, Tyquerius Doss, 20, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for possessing a machine gun.
A federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, heard the case and handed down the sentence.
According to court documents, Doss previously pled guilty to possession of a machine gun, specifically a Glock model 19C, 9mm handgun with a fully automatic conversion device, commonly referred to as a ‘Glock switch.’
The crime was committed on a yet unspecified date, but Doss was sentenced on Thursday, August 10, by U.S. District Court Judge Michael P. Mills.
The sentence included 60 months imprisonment followed by a 3-year term of supervised release.
‘Federal law prohibits anyone from possessing an unlicensed machine gun, which is what a Glock with a switch becomes,’ said U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner.
‘The potential for deadly violence increases exponentially when criminals possess automatic weapons, and we will continue to do all we can to remove the criminals and the illegal machine guns from the street.’
A joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the FBI, and the Starkville Police Department led to the discovery and prosecution of Doss.
This matter is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence in communities.
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Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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