A routine traffic stop in Sacramento County turned into a weapons bust when deputies boxed in a car and discovered a stash of illegal firearms inside, including a converted Glock and an unserialized AR-style pistol, according to the sheriff's office.
Stop And Arrest
Detectives with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Gang Suppression Unit tried to pull over the driver on Thursday evening for a vehicle-code violation. Instead of stopping, investigators say, the driver kept going for several miles until multiple sheriff's vehicles moved in and tactically blocked the car.
Deputies detained the driver without further incident and identified him as 32-year-old Albert Green. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail, where a records check showed he is a convicted felon who is barred from possessing firearms. These details were released in a post on X by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
What Deputies Found
Once Green was in custody, deputies searched the car and say they recovered a loaded, unserialized AR-style pistol with one round in the chamber, along with a Glock 20 that had been fitted with a conversion switch that allows it to fire fully automatically. Investigators also reported finding multiple extended magazines and additional ammunition.
Some of the firearms had no serial numbers, which makes tracing them far more difficult for law enforcement. The combination of an automatic-capable handgun, high-capacity magazines and extra ammunition immediately raised safety concerns for deputies and anyone nearby.
Why 'Glock Switches' Matter
The small device attached to the Glock 20 is the kind of part commonly referred to as a "Glock switch" or "auto sear." These conversion devices can dramatically increase a pistol's rate of fire, turning a standard handgun into a weapon that can empty a magazine in a burst.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says those switches are themselves considered machineguns under federal law, and federal prosecutors have used that classification to bring trafficking and possession cases, according to the ATF.
Recent reporting has documented a spike in law enforcement seizures of these devices across the country, according to the Associated Press.
Legal Consequences
Because Green already has felony convictions on his record, prosecutors are expected to seek felon-in-possession charges. The discovery of a conversion switch could also expose him to additional counts under federal law for possessing a machinegun or a machine-gun conversion device.
Those offenses carry potentially steep penalties, including prison time and fines. The sheriff's office says the investigation is still active and that final charges will be determined after detectives finish processing evidence and submit their findings to the district attorney.
