Columbia Man Charged with Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was charged by complaint in federal court for illegal possession of a machine gun conversion device.

Amillion Mortez Hannah, 18, was charged with illegal possession of a machine gun conversion device. According to court records, on Nov. 5, 2026, Columbia, Missouri police officers responded to a call regarding a robbery. A victim reported he attempted to set up a transaction to purchase shoes, but during the planned transaction, a juvenile pointed a gun at him while an individual he knew as "Amillion" spoke an expletive to him. In the ensuing investigation, officers were surveilling Hannah at his residence in anticipation of a search warrant and observed him moving a backpack around and then waving down a car and placing the backpack inside the vehicle.

When that vehicle stopped a short distance away, the backpack was searched. Inside, officers found a Glock handgun, three drum-style magazines, and a prescription pill bottle with the name "Amillion Hannah" on the label, which contained a machine gun conversion device. These devices are considered machine guns and are illegal under federal law.

The allegations in the complaint and associated affidavit are accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must eventually be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren E. Kummerer. It was investigated by the Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.