Incarcerated Ambridge Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Machinegun and is Sentenced to Five Years of Prison

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on August 27, 2026, to one count of possession of a machinegun and was sentenced to 60 months of incarceration on his conviction, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Senior United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Nasean Hunt, 21.

According to information presented to the Court, on July 9, 2023, Hunt was found in possession of a loaded Glock 17 pistol equipped with a "switch" or auto-sear that rendered the semi-automatic handgun capable of fully automatic fire. Hunt had gunshot residue on his hands at the time of his apprehension. Hunt is already serving a sentence of 15 to 40 years of imprisonment for a conviction in Beaver County for conspiracy to commit murder of the third degree in connection with his possession of the machinegun on this date. Hunt's federal sentence will run concurrently with the sentence he currently is serving.

Assistant United States Attorney Barbara K. Doolittle prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Rivetti commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Ambridge Borough Police Department, and the Beaver County Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hunt.