PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria man will spend a little more than three years in federal prison after having what prosecutors described as a “machine gun” in his possession.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Don Young, Jr., 22, was sentenced to 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of a Machine Gun.
A federal grand jury indicted Young last December, after Peoria Police arrested him following a chase, in which officers found a Glock Model 19 nine millimeter pistol. It had more than two dozen rounds loaded in it, and had what was described as an after-market conversion switch making it capable of firing more than one round at a time.
“Conversion devices that enable a store-bought handgun to be fired as a fully-automatic machine gun are extremely dangerous,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Hanna, in a news release. “We will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute individuals that use and possess these devices in our community.”
Prosecutors say Young claimed he needed it for protection.
Young could have received as much as ten years in prison.
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