A Kansas City man has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for his part in having and moving machine guns and conversion devices.
On September 9, 2025, United States District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced 21-year-old Davorian M. Fleming to 37 months. Fleming’s guilty plea earlier this year, in which he admitted to illegally possessing and transferring the devices, resulted in this ruling. Some of the items included were parts for transforming semi-automatic rifles into fully automatic guns, sometimes known as “switches.”
According to court pleadings, Fleming conceded that the gadgets were machine guns under federal law and that he assisted others in moving the illegal guns. K’Orion A. Duff, 23, from Kansas City, was one of his co-defendants. He had already received a 15-month federal jail sentence for his role in the distribution of the devices. Two other people implicated in the case are still waiting to be sentenced.
Title 26, Section 5845(b) of the United States Code states that owning or transferring machine weapons is illegal. That description certainly includes conversion devices, even if they are not installed on a firearm. Officials highlight that these switches are extremely dangerous since they allow pistols to fire multiple bullets with a single push of the trigger, significantly increasing the potential of violence.
Assistant United States Attorney Ashleigh Ragner prosecuted the case, which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated. The conviction, according to officials, is part of ongoing efforts to protect communities from dangerous weapons and illegal modifications to firearms.
Operation Take Back America is a federal Department of Justice operation designed to reduce violent crime, dismantle cartels and global criminal networks, and ensure that firearms laws are followed. The effort employs the resources of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhoods to target high-risk offenders and make communities safer.
Fleming’s 37-month prison term is the most recent consequence in a case that federal officials feel demonstrates the dangers of illegally changing guns and the greater endeavor to prevent violent crime across the country.
