Possession of Glock Nets Felon 30 Months in Prison

WASHINGTON - Tayon Wright, 26, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison for unlawful possession of a Glock pistol that was discovered after he fled from a car he had crashed following a police pursuit, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

"Tayon Wright was a felon on supervised probation when he chose to illegally arm himself with a Glock outfitted with a giggle switch - a device that transformed it into an automatic weapon capable of unleashing lethal fire in seconds," said U.S. Attorney Pirro. "Today's sentence is a direct message to any others who think they can disregard the law without facing the consequences"

Wright pleaded guilty on Jan. 21, 2026, before Judge Amy Berman Jackson to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In addition to the 30-month prison term, Judge Berman Jackson ordered Wright to serve three years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had requested a 33-month prison term.

According to court papers, at about 2:15 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2024, Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a pursuit in progress. Prince George's County Police were chasing a stolen black Audi through Southeast D.C. The Audi lost control on 13th Street SE, struck a curb, and crashed.

Wright, the sole occupant of the vehicle, fled from the Audi on foot. Officers found a black Glock 9mm handgun in the street next to the vehicle. The firearm was outfitted with a switch that allowed it to fire as an automatic, had a round in the chamber, and was surrounded by 21 rounds of loose ammunition. Wright is not considered a suspect in the vehicle theft.

After a brief foot chase, officers arrested Wright. A search of his jacket revealed cocaine base in multiple forms, amphetamines, 15 Oxycodone pills, and $152 in U.S. currency.

Wright had November 2021 felony convictions in Prince George's County for armed carjacking and possession of a regulated firearm, which made it illegal for him to possess a firearm or ammunition. He was still on supervised probation for those convictions at the time of this offense.

The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department, the Prince George's County Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Washington Field Office,

The matter was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jolie Zimmerman.

Photo of a black Glock firearm equipped with a "giggle switch" that police found in the street next to the crashed Audi. The firearm was surrounded by 21 rounds of loose ammunition.