PENSACOLA MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNREGISTERED MACHINEGUN CONVERSION DEVICE (DOJ)

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PENSACOLA MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNREGISTERED MACHINEGUN CONVERSION DEVICE

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

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For Immediate Release

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA- Prashant M. Jenkins Jr., 24, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to four years in federal prison after having previously pled guilty to possession of an unregistered machinegun conversion device. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "Our outstanding state and federal law enforcement partners are on the front lines keeping our communities safe from violent criminals, like this defendant, and my office stands ready to back up their hard work with successful prosecutions to send those offenders to federal prison."

Court documents reflect that on October 30, 2024, law enforcement officers found and seized from Jenkins' residence an AR-style machinegun conversion device, a Glock pistol with a loaded magazine, a loaded AR-15 magazine, approximately 500 grams of marijuana, and other suspected drug trafficking paraphernalia. The conversion device, which itself is considered a machinegun under federal law, was not marked with a serial number and was not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record as required.

The sentence was the result of a joint investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Alicia H. Forbes.

This case is part of Operation Take Back Americaa nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Floridawebsite. For more information about the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.

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Updated December 17, 2025