WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – Federal agents said a convicted felon from Belleville sold illegal machine gun conversion devices known as “Glock switches” in a CVS parking lot, bragged about testing them with 1,000 rounds of ammo, and admitted he could turn firearms fully automatic for cash.
According to a complaint filed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), investigators were already looking at W. Wayne Cherry, 56, for suspected federal gun crimes when they learned he had allegedly dropped off a dangerous gift at a Belleville-area gun shop: a bag of “Glock switches.”
Employees at Downriver Guns in Belleville allegedly told agents that in the first week of February 2026, Cherry came in to shoot his personal firearm on the range. Afterward, he chatted with staff and left his cell number. When he walked out, he left a bag on the counter…