Floyd Clark, 22, from the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol modified to function as a machine gun. The sentence was issued by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, who also ordered three years of supervised release following Clark’s imprisonment.
Clark pleaded guilty on September 24, 2025, to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the sentencing, joined by ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood and Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Court documents show that on March 1, 2025, MPD officers responded to reports of automatic gunfire in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. Officers found 14 shell casings but no victims at the scene. Surveillance footage identified two shooters firing from a black Infiniti Q50 sedan with Maryland plates before fleeing.
A week later, police saw an Infiniti matching the description near 60th Street and Eads Street NE. When officers approached, Clark—who was driving—stopped and fled with an unidentified passenger but was arrested after a brief chase. Police recovered a loaded Glock handgun equipped with a machine gun conversion device from the vehicle. Investigators linked this firearm to the earlier shooting incident.
Clark had prior convictions for attempted carrying and carrying a pistol without a license in D.C., having pled guilty to these offenses in April and October 2023.
The case was investigated by MPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Washington Field Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared English and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Monica Svetoslavov prosecuted the case.
"This case demonstrates our commitment to prosecuting those who illegally possess dangerous firearms," said U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
