Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Possession Of Machinegun

Orlando, Florida – Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney announces that Timothy Aden-Alan Calhoun (27, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to possession of unregistered National Firearms Act (NFA) weapons, specifically, a machinegun. Calhoun faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for June 12, 2025. Calhoun has also agreed to forfeit the firearm containing the machinegun conversion device.

According to the plea agreement, officers from the Maitland Police Department pulled over Calhoun for a traffic violation. During a search incident to his arrest, the officer located a Glock 19 with a machinegun conversion device installed. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was contacted and confirmed that the firearm had a machinegun conversion device installed, converting the semi-automatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon. Under the NFA, a machinegun conversion device is classified as a machinegun. The machinegun was not registered to Calhoun in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, as required under federal law. 

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Maitland Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kaley Austin-Aronson.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.