MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — A Mobile man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for illegally possessing a machine gun, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Court documents show Federal Bureau of Investigation agents arrested 21-year-old Hunter Lee Powell on Jan. 23, 2024, after he sold a machine gun-conversion device, also known as a Glock switch, to another person.
Powell was indicted for possessing a machine gun, and he pled guilty to that charge.
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United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced Powell to 18 months in prison. Powell’s sentence will be followed by a three-year term of supervised release for possessing the machine gun.
The FBI investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica S. Terrill prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
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