PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Fort Walton Beach man has been sentenced to 12½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a machine gun, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.
Louis Terrell Jones, 42, was stopped by an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy in November 2024. During the stop, the deputy reportedly searched the vehicle and found a Glock 9 millimeter pistol equipped with a machine gun conversion device.
Mr Jones is prohibited from possessing firearms because of prior felony convictions, including aggravated assault by threat with a firearm…