A 27-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to 27 months in prison Tuesday for possessing a machine gun, 20 'ghost guns', and more than 100 Glock switches.
A 27-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to 27 months in prison Tuesday for possessing a machine gun, 20 “ghost guns”, and more than 100 Glock switches. In June 2024, Andre Justice Atwater was taken into custody after shooting two men with a BB gun in the parking lot of his Chinatown-International District apartment, the Department of Justice announced.
After Atwater was identified as the shooter, Seattle Police searched his apartment, finding more than 25 guns — 20 of them being privately manufactured, and 103 Glock switches, which can turn a semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic firearm. “This is a very serious offense,” U.S. District Judge James L. Robart said. “3D printers are most commonly used for coming up with illegal firearms.”When law enforcement searched Atwater’s apartment, they found a bedroom that had been turned into a workshop for producing firearms. In the room, Atwater had a 3D printer and gunsmith tools. Additionally, officers found 25 firearms in a gun safe, and 20 of them were unregistered homemade “ghost guns.” Three Glock switch devices were filed down to be installed in a firearm. Atwater was also in possession of two silencers.The 103 Glock switches seized from the apartment was the largest amount of Glock switches seized in the Western District of Washington. “The sheer volume of firearms Atwater possessed , and the large quantity of 103 machinegun conversion devices, is consistent with his present and/or future intent to sell the firearms and Glock switches,” U.S. Attorney Todd Greenberg wrote to the court. “But for the fortuitous law enforcement intervention, Atwater had the potential to supply the streets of Seattle with dangerous firearms and machinegun devices – all or most of which would have inevitably ended up in the hands of dangerous individuals.” Robart ordered Atwater to be on supervised release for three years following his prison sentence. DOJ noted that Atwater was also sentenced to nine months in prison for the BB gun assaults.A 27-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to 27 months in prison Tuesday for possessing a machine gun, 20"ghost guns", and more than 100 Glock switches.Deputies in Pierce County are warning about an armed group of robbers that has repeatedly hit convenience stores in Parkland and Midland.City of Kent workers stop wire theft in progressManhunt underway after 2 Portland Police officers shot Two Portland police officers were shot Monday night in the Sullivan's Gulch neighborhood, prompting a citywide search, but the suspect remains at large.Chrystal Ortega's tireless dedication recently earned her the WSECU Community Champions Award and a $1,000 grant to further the mission.When Shawn Tibbitts opened Tibbitts FernHill, he was just trying to survive. The small Tacoma restaurant has since earned culinary awards and praise.Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its cherished holiday tradition of giving back by donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the South Sound region this season.Matthew Ballantyne has transformed that early awareness into action, embodying the organization's mission:"No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town."Discover Kitsap County’s creative soul: Where Nordic charm meets gothic gardens and ancient traditions thrive Kitsap County is full of wonderfully weird, authentically artsy, and unexpectedly magical corners that make visitors become locals and locals never want to leave.
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