A man from Anniston, Alabama, has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for illegally possessing a machinegun. U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona announced that Justus Ramone Edmonson, 25, received a 32-month sentence from United States District Judge Corey L. Maze.
Edmonson pleaded guilty in August 2025 to possession of a machine gun. According to court documents, on April 29, 2024, officers with the Anniston Police Department responded to reports of shots fired and multiple victims at Edmonson’s residence. A group gathered on the porch came under gunfire, resulting in injuries to a woman and a three-year-old child who were caught in the crossfire.
After executing a search warrant at the home, officers recovered a Glock 9mm pistol converted into a machinegun using a device known as a “Glock switch,” which belonged to Edmonson. Doorbell camera footage showed Edmonson firing the weapon during the incident. Investigators also found evidence suggesting that Edmonson and others used the residence for selling controlled substances. At sentencing, prosecutors presented information indicating that Edmonson is affiliated with the local gang “Cutthroat Mafia.”
“This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” according to officials. “The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.”
The Alabama HSTF includes agents from several federal agencies such as the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with prosecution led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.
The ATF investigated this case together with Anniston Police Department officers. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allison J. Garnett prosecuted.
