United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Sean Rayvon Hubbard, Jr., 19, of Ocala, to three years in federal prison for possession of a machinegun. Hubbard had previously pleaded guilty to the charge on May 22, 2025.
The case stems from an incident on July 28, 2024, when officers from the Ocala Police Department (OPD) attempted to arrest Hubbard on outstanding warrants. According to court documents, Hubbard fled from the officers on foot before ultimately being apprehended.
A significant break in the case occurred on August 7, 2024, when OPD officers received a call from an apartment complex. A firearm was discovered along the path where Hubbard had been running during his evasion from police.
The weapon, described as a black handgun with a tan extended ammunition magazine, was found to have been illegally modified with a “switch.” This modification converted the handgun into a machinegun, capable of firing more than one round of ammunition with a single pull of the trigger.
Investigators subsequently obtained a search warrant for Hubbard’s cell phone. They recovered a video showing Hubbard handling the identical modified handgun just prior to his arrest on July 28, 2024, directly linking him to the illegal weapon.
The investigation was a joint effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Ocala Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Sarah Janette Swartzberg prosecuted the case.
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