Man who sold methamphetamine, firearms with conversion devices, sentenced to 12 years in prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jamal Rashad Frazier, 32, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 144 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine and weapons with auto-conversion devices.

An auto-conversion device, or a Glock switch, turns a firearm into a fully automatic weapon, allowing the entire magazine of bullets to be released in seconds with one pull of the trigger.

According to court documents, in April and May 2023, Frazier sold methamphetamine and firearms with auto-conversion devices to undercover agents on multiple occasions. In total, Frazier possessed more than a kilogram of methamphetamine. He sold four firearms, two of which had conversion devices, and possessed three other firearms when he was arrested.

Frazier was charged federally and arrested in June 2023. He pleaded guilty in June 2024 to possessing a machinegun and distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

Kenneth L. Parker, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Daryl S. McCormick, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), announced the sentence imposed on Oct. 23 by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Sarah D. Morrison. Assistant United States Attorneys Jennifer M. Rausch and Elizabeth A. Geraghty are representing the United States in this case.

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