{"id":83226,"date":"2025-12-14T17:48:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/83226\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T17:48:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T17:48:06","slug":"tallahassee-man-sentenced-to-4-years-for-possessing-a-machine-gun-state-attorneys-office-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/83226\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man sentenced to 4 years for possessing a machine gun, state attorney\u2019s office says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man is set to spend four years in federal prison on weapons charges, according to a U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office of the Northern District of Florida press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Anthony Davis Jr., 21, was sentenced for owning a gun as a felon and for owning a machine gun. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In court documents from July and October 2024, the Tallahassee Police Department wrote that they caught Davis with a Glock that had been turned into a machine gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police also said Davis has five prior felony convictions, including two for aggravated assault with a firearm. 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