Convicted felon sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for possessing a firearm with a machinegun conversion device (DOJ)

Memphis, TN - A federal judge has sentenced Jordan Jones, 31, to 78 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm equipped with a machinegun conversion device (MCD). D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.

On October 4, 2025, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers pursued Jones, driving a stolen white Honda Accord, after he had run a stop light. They pursued him for several minutes before Jones struck another vehicle and then ran from the vehicle.

One of the troopers saw a gun in Jones's waistband. The trooper then pursued Jones on foot as he attempted to flee through a nearby residential yard. Troopers quickly apprehended Jones and recovered a Glock pistol equipped with a machinegun conversion device along the path where Jones fled. A second firearm was later located inside the vehicle Jones had been driving.

On July 23, 2026, United States District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker sentenced Jones to 78 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said, "A firearm equipped with an MCD is an extremely dangerous weapon that can cause multiple injuries or fatalities in less than one second. When possessed by a fleeing felon recklessly driving a stolen vehicle, it demonstrates an unacceptable risk to public safety that justifies a significant prison sentence to remove this dangerous recidivist from our community."

Special Agent in Charge Jamey VanVliet of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Nashville Field Office said, "This previously convicted felon was in possession of a stolen vehicle, illegally possessed a firearm with a machine gun conversion device, and led the police on a high-speed chase. The ATF will continue to work in lockstep with our law enforcement partners to remove individuals such as this who threaten public safety in our communities."

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

Assistant United States Attorney Lynn Crum and Special Assistant United States Attorney Yosef Hochheiser, of the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

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