CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. — A 21-year-old Cabarrus County man was sentenced on Friday to more than 11 years in prison for illegally selling over 100 machine gun conversion kits for AR-15-style rifles, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
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Herbert Brooks Humphries III advertised the sale of narcotics, assault rifle parts, gun conversion kits and other related items on Snapchat, according to court documents.
He was selling Drop-In Auto Sears, which turns semi-automatic firearms into a fully automatic gun.
In July 2020, an undercover officer with the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office contacted Humphries through Snapchat and arranged three sales of illegal drugs, a Remington rifle and over 100 DIAS devices in Cabarrus County.
Through three meetups, Humphries sold more than 100 DIAS devices, a Remington rifle, cocaine, marijuana and some THC gummies, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
During this transaction, Humphries had shown a .38 caliber Ruger handgun, which was reported stolen from Monroe. Humphries is a convicted felon and wasn’t supposed to have a gun.
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“A firearm in the hands of a prohibited individual is a serious threat to public safety,” said ATF Special Agent in Charge Bennie Mims in a news release. “This individual’s criminal history with firearms and narcotics, including his attempts to distribute devices that create fully automatic weapons, is a blatant disregard of our laws and our safety. We are grateful that he will no longer be a danger to the community.”
Humphries was sentenced to 135 months in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release for two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered firearm, and one count of distribution of cocaine hydrochloride.
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