Mobile Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Felon in Possession of a Firearm

According to court documents, in September 2024, members of the Mobile Police Department encountered Jones following a traffic stop. Jones’ infant was in the vehicle with him at the time of the stop. During the course of the traffic stop, officers discovered that Jones possessed two firearms and that one of those firearms was equipped with a machinegun conversion device. A machinegun conversion device is commonly referred to as a “Glock switch,” and is capable of converting a pistol into a fully automatic weapon. Jones made a statement to law enforcement following the stop indicating that he was aware how the Glock switch worked and had previously fired the weapon with the device attached.

At sentencing, Judge Granade imposed a 51-month sentence of incarceration and a 3-year term of supervised release upon Jones’ discharge from prison. The firearm and machinegun conversion device were forfeited to the United States as part of the sentence.

The Mobile Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Beth Stepan prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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.