A federal judge sentenced Jordan Jones, 31, to 78 months in prison on July 23 for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm equipped with a machinegun conversion device, according to an announcement on July 29 by D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers pursued Jones on October 4, 2025, after he ran a stop light while driving a stolen white Honda Accord. The pursuit ended when Jones struck another vehicle and fled on foot through a residential yard. Troopers apprehended him and recovered a Glock pistol fitted with the conversion device along his flight path. A second firearm was found inside the vehicle.
United States District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker ordered that Jones serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Dunavant said, “A firearm equipped with an MCD is an extremely dangerous weapon that can cause multiple injuries or fatalities in less than one second. When possessed by a fleeing felon recklessly driving a stolen vehicle, it demonstrates an unacceptable risk to public safety that justifies a significant prison sentence to remove this dangerous recidivist from our community.”
Special Agent in Charge Jamey VanVliet of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Nashville Field Office said, “This previously convicted felon was in possession of a stolen vehicle, illegally possessed a firearm with a machine gun conversion device, and led the police on a high-speed chase. The ATF will continue to work in lockstep with our law enforcement partners to remove individuals such as this who threaten public safety in our communities.”
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tennessee Highway Patrol as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Lynn Crum and Special Assistant United States Attorney Yosef Hochheiser prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee advances community safety through federal law enforcement efforts and handles prosecutions of federal crimes across its jurisdiction from offices in Memphis and Jackson; it is one of 93 such offices under the U.S. Department of Justice serving western Tennessee, as described by its official website.