U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson | U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson | U.S. Department of Justice
Jaquan Robinson, 21, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession of a machine gun.
According to court documents, on December 28, 2023, Marion County Probation officers conducted a compliance visit at Robinson’s apartment in Indianapolis. During the visit, a backpack containing the frame of a Glock handgun and mail addressed to Robinson was found in a closet in the living room. A court-authorized search revealed a safe in Robinson’s bedroom containing his identification documents and a Glock switch. Robinson admitted to knowingly possessing the machine gun conversion device and understanding its purpose. A review of Robinson’s Facebook messages indicated he was seeking additional handgun parts for a fully functional machine gun.
Machine gun conversion devices, known as “Glock switches” or “auto-sears,” convert semiautomatic firearms into fully automatic machine guns. These devices are considered machine guns under federal law and are illegal to possess or sell.
Robinson has prior firearms convictions. In September 2021, he was convicted of illegally bringing a firearm into a school. In June 2022, while still on probation for this offense, he was convicted again after being found with two more firearms and fleeing from police. At the time of his most recent arrest in Indiana, additional firearms charges were pending against him in Michigan. As a convicted felon, Robinson is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms.
“Illegally armed criminals are a grave danger to our families and neighbors—especially when they have machine guns capable of spreading carnage in mere seconds,” said Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. “Having or using a ‘Glock switch’ is a serious crime. The federal prison sentence imposed here should send the message that these weapons will not be accepted in our community.”
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge James P. Hanlon.
U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Nate Walter for prosecuting this case as part of the partnership with the City of Indianapolis to address violent crimes in Marion County.
This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and communities.
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