Columbia Felon Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Glock Switch, Guns, and Drugs

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Laclarence Lamarcus Anderson, 43, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison following a jury trial where Anderson was convicted of 12 counts of drug and gun offenses.

Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Anderson sold 10 firearms and quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and crack cocaine to confidential informants on four occasions in May and June 2024. One of the firearms that Anderson sold contained a Glock switch, converting the weapon into a machinegun. Two of the firearms he sold had been linked to an attempted homicide and homicide in surrounding counties in the weeks prior.

Anderson was found guilty of unlawfully possessing all of these firearms due to his status as a convicted felon. Anderson has prior convictions for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, armed robbery, assault and battery - 1^st degree, and other drug and gun offenses.

United States District Judge Cameron Currie sentenced Anderson to 297 months imprisonment, to be followed by a term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Richland County Sheriff's Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elle E. Klein is prosecuting the case.

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