A former Leon County Sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to federal charges for unlawfully possessing an unregistered machine gun, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
Bill Ed Culpepper Jr. of Havana, Florida, entered the guilty plea on charges that could result in up to 10 years in federal prison.
The case began during a drug trafficking investigation of Culpepper’s son, Garret Culpepper. During that investigation, law enforcement developed additional probable cause to search the defendant’s residence in Havana…