JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a Jackson man was sentenced to two years in prison for illegal possession of a machinegun conversion device, and another Jackson man pled guilty to that offense.

According to court documents, on Friday, February 9, 2024, Kylin Demond Russell, 22, led Capitol police officers on a high-speed chase after failing to yield for a traffic stop. When his vehicle ultimately came to a stop, he tried to run and was detained.

Investigators said two Glock pistols with attached machinegun conversion devices were found in the vehicle.

Capitol police contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The vehicle driven by Russell appears to match the description of a vehicle seen in a video, taken by a citizen in Jackson and widely distributed on-line, showing a person firing a weapon from the vehicle.

Russell was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 21, 2024, and pled guilty on May 2, 2024, to possession of a machinegun. Russell was sentenced on August 9, 2024, to two years in prison.

In a separate case, Javarius McDonald, 19, of Jackson, pled guilty to illegal possession of a machinegun conversion device, also known as a switch, that was attached to his Glock pistol.

According to court documents, on December 4, 2023, McDonald was stopped by Ridgeland police for a window tint violation because the windows in the vehicle he was driving appeared too tinted under state law. Officers said they smelled marijuana while speaking with McDonald and performed a probable cause search of the vehicle. Officers recovered a Glock with an attached machinegun conversion device underneath the driver’s seat. 

McDonald is scheduled to be sentenced on November 27, 2024, and faces up to 10 years in prison.