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McKees Rocks Career Offender Sentenced to More Than Twelve and a Half Years in Prison for Possession of Crack, Fentanyl, and Firearm According to information presented to the Court, police officers approached Glendale Smith, who was the subject of multiple active arrest warrants, in the Larimer area of Pittsburgh. As Smith fled from the officers, he threw a bag containing 22 grams of crack cocaine and 30 stamp bags of fentanyl, in addition to the keys to his vehicle. Inside the vehicle, law enforcement found a stolen firearm loaded with an extended magazine. At the time he committed the instant offense, Smith was on parole for illegally possessing a firearm and possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance in an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas case. This federal conviction is the defendant’s third adult conviction, and fourth conviction overall, for illegally possessing a firearm, as well as his third drug trafficking conviction. Federal law prohibits possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon. @PghPolice @WDPAnews See News Release ⬇️ justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/mck…

Possessing a Machine Gun Conversion Device (MCD) or “switch” is a FEDERAL CRIME that can put you in PRISON up to 10 YEARS. Here are some of our recent cases… Luis Rosa-Hernandez of Lebanon was sentenced to more than eight years imprisonment for possession of machine guns and other crimes on February 27, 2026. He sold 31 machine gun conversion devices and two stolen handguns with reason to believe the recipient would possess or use them unlawfully. justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/leb… Naim Mustafa House of Scranton was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for possession of a machine gun and other crimes on February 24, 2026. During a search incident to arrest, police found a Glock 7, 9mm handgun equipped with a device to transition the firearm from a semiautomatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm. The firearm also had an extended magazine containing 10 rounds of ammunition. justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/scr… Nasean Hunt of Ambridge pleaded guilty to possession of a machinegun and was sentenced to 60 months of incarceration on August 27, 2026. He had been found in possession of a loaded Glock 17 pistol equipped with a “switch” or auto-sear that rendered the semi-automatic handgun capable of fully automatic fire. Hunt had gunshot residue on his hands at the time of his apprehension. justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/inc… Andrew Rocco of Pittsburgh was sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of four years on his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a machinegun on August 21, 2026. His residence had been searched, and police found three firearms, along with magazines and ammunition. One of the firearms was equipped with a “switch” or auto-sear that rendered the handgun capable of fully automatic fire. All three pistols were outfitted with loaded, extended magazines. justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/pit…