Stockton resident pleads guilty in illegal firearms and machine gun case

(FOX40.COM) — A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty on Aug. 26 to illegally dealing in firearms and two counts of possessing machine guns. • Video above: How to report a public safety threat

According to the United States Department of Justice, the court documents showed that Rayshawn Williams, 20, of Stockton, sold 10 firearms to a confidential informant in illegal deals that were conducted on the streets in exchange for cash.

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DOJ said that out of the firearms that were sold to the informant, two of them were Glock pistols with machine gun conversion devices, which are known as “switches,” that allow the Glock pistols to fire in a fully automatic mode.

DOJ officials said Williams will be sentenced on Dec. 9 by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez. He will face a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison on each of the machine gun charges, a five-year maximum penalty on the illegal firearms trafficking charge, and a $250,000 fine…

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