Memphis man sentenced to five years for possessing gun switches
A U.S. District Judge sentenced a Memphis man to five years in federal prison for possessing 25 gun “switches.” During a May 2023 press conference, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin Ritz, center, said law enforcement agencies are seeing more switches and his office is “aggressively prosecuting” those possessing the devices. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee Thomas L. Parker sentenced Roosevelt Wilson, 43, for possessing the devices and receiving them from overseas.
Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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