An Evansville man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for making a ghost gun and “conversion devices”. WNIN’s John Gibson has the story:
39-year-old Marquel Payne pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a machinegun.
Payne also faces three years of supervised release following his seven-year term,
Court documents show Evansville Police conducted surveillance after receiving information that he was making machine gun parts using a 3D printer.
Investigators obtained search warrants for Payne’s home and other locations and say they found about 60 plastic machine gun conversion devices, a homemade 9mm handgun, also known as a “ghost gun,” an AR-15 rifle, a 3D printer, plastic printing filament, a 3D printed firearm silencer, and 9mm caliber ammunition.
The Department of Justice says Payne had been previously convicted of numerous felonies, including escape, carrying a handgun without a license, and criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon.
The prior convictions prohibit Payne from ever again legally possessing a firearm.