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Tuscaloosa County man indicted on federal gun charges

Darterrius Dewayne Washington is accused of dealing firearms without a license.

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Tuscaloosa County man indicted on federal gun charges

Darterrius Dewayne Washington is accused of dealing firearms without a license.

Federal agents have arrested a Tuscaloosa County man in New York on gun charges.The U. S Attorney's office announced that Darterrius Dewayne Washington, 23, of Woodstock was indicted on three counts in U.S. District Court in January.Washington is charged with possession of a machine gun part, engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license, and making a firearm in violation of the National Firearms Act. The indictment states that between August 2022 and October 2022, Washington engaged in the business of dealing firearms without a license. During that time, Washington made a Swift Link, an AR-style machinegun conversion device, and also made a “Glock switch”, a conversion device designed to illegally convert a semiautomatic Glock pistol into a fully automatic machine gun. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.

Federal agents have arrested a Tuscaloosa County man in New York on gun charges.

The U. S Attorney's office announced that Darterrius Dewayne Washington, 23, of Woodstock was indicted on three counts in U.S. District Court in January.

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Washington is charged with possession of a machine gun part, engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a license, and making a firearm in violation of the National Firearms Act.

The indictment states that between August 2022 and October 2022, Washington engaged in the business of dealing firearms without a license. During that time, Washington made a Swift Link, an AR-style machinegun conversion device, and also made a “Glock switch”, a conversion device designed to illegally convert a semiautomatic Glock pistol into a fully automatic machine gun.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.