28-year-old accused of selling gun switches arrested, caught with drugs, weapons, $20K in cash: sheriff
An ongoing investigation, dubbed Operation Trigger Switch, nabbed its target -- a nine-time convicted felon from Jacksonville accused of selling guns and drugs, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Wednesday.
FDLE: Glock recovered in traffic stop had been converted into fully-automatic handgun
Investigators with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have revealed that a Glock handgun that had been converted into a fully-automatic weapon was among several items recovered by deputies during a traffic stop in Flagler County.
Real gun disguised as Nerf toy seized in North Carolina drug raid
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Deputies in North Carolina seized what looked like a Nerf toy gun but turned out to be an actual firearm. โThatโs unbelievable.โThe Catawba County Sheriff's Office says a converted Glock model 19 pistol with a 50-round drum magazine had been altered to resemble a toy gun. (Catawba County Sheriff's Office)Putnam County Sheriff Gator DeLoach said something like that is a game changer for anyone in law enforcement. I saw the Nerf logo and immediately thought this was a Nerf gun. If itโs a child with a Nerf gun, you might have a slight pause.
Florida man says gun stolen from home during orgy
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - A Florida homeowner says someone stole a 9 mm Glock handgun from his bedroom during a weekend sex party. Todd Smith tells The Daytona Beach News-Journal the homeowner couldn't give detectives the names of possible suspects because the 20 or so people attending the orgy wore masks. Smith says the handgun was apparently on a bedroom nightstand during the party. The homeowner said they party was advertised on social media and guests were encouraged to bring friends and to use fictitious names or no name at all. He said he probably only knew about five of the guests that entered the home that weekend.
Man who sold parts that turn handguns into automatic weapons gets 3 years
A Palm Coast man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling parts that could turn a Glock handgun from a semiautomatic into an automatic firearm. Robert Miguel Castillo, 45, pleaded guilty Aug. 6 and was sentenced to three years and four months in federal prison for possession and transfer of machine guns. According to court documents, Castillo sold 10 Glock auto switches to a co-conspirator, Chad Howard Talbot, who then resold the switches to a convicted felon. Glock auto switches are a firearm accessory designed to convert a Glock handgun from semiautomatic to automatic fire. Talbot previously pleaded guilty for his role in this case.