Louisiana Man Sentenced to Prison for Converting a Pistol to Fully Automatic
Louisiana Man Sentenced to Prison for Converting a Pistol to Fully Automatic
Published February 24, 2022
Louisiana – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that Kendall Parker, Jr., age 28, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced on February 16, 2022, to thirty months of imprisonment for possessing a machinegun in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(o) and 924(a)(2).
According to court documents, Parker’s machinegun was discovered during a search of his home by state law enforcement officers investigating the distribution of controlled substances on April 16, 2020. Parker was in possession of a modified Glock model 17, nine-millimeter handgun. The factory back slide plate had been replaced with an “A.F.S.” brand aftermarket back slide plate, also known as a “Glock switch.” The firearm was converted from a semi-automatic pistol to a fully automatic machinegun as a result of this modification.
This case was prosecuted as part of the federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, which is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s efforts to reduce violent crime. PSN is an evidence-based program that has been shown to reduce violent crime. PSN brings together a diverse range of stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime issues in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and collaborates with community-based prevention and reentry programs to achieve long-term crime reductions.
U.S. Attorney Evans commended Homeland Security Investigations and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office for their work in investigating this case. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Charles D. Strauss.
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