An Orlando man has entered a plea of guilty to possession of a machinegun, potentially facing up to a decade behind bars for the offense. Jeremiah Cundiff, a 19-year-old resident of Orlando, acknowledged his guilt in federal court, though his sentencing date remains on the distant horizon, according to United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg's announcement.
Details disclosed in the plea agreement show that on October 23, 2023, Cundiff was detained by authorities executing an active warrant. Attempting escape, he made a movement that was described as stealthy, according to the United States Attorney's Office. Found at the site of this "stealthy movement" was a loaded pistol, retrofitted with a "switch" device to convert it into a fully automatic machinegun, with Cundiff's DNA present on the weapon. These conversion devices are illegal due to their sole purpose: transforming a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic that fires continuously with a single trigger pull.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, together with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, conducted the investigation that led to Cundiff’s guilty plea. Assistant United States Attorney Noah P. Dorman is in charge of the prosecution.
