1yr Community Corrections after pleading guilty to possession of a machine gun Indianapolis

[Brad Trittipo]

Indianapolis man sentenced to 1 year after pleading guilty to illegal gun possession​

by: Tyrone Frazier III
Posted: Jun 20, 2023 / 04:02 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 20, 2023 / 04:13 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indy man is sentenced to one year in the Marion County Community Corrections after pleading guilty to possession of a machine gun and resisting law enforcement on Tuesday.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) says on February 2 the Violence Crime Task Force (VCTF) arrested 28-year-old Donnie Fisher after an investigation where officers found four guns (two stolen), a Glock switch, narcotics and other stolen property.

Just before 1 p.m. on February 1 detectives were investigating a robbery on the city’s near southwest side on South Harding Street where shots had been fired and a cellphone was reported stolen. Police added the suspects fled in a vehicle.

An hour later, Eskanazi Police initiated a short chase with the vehicle matching the description. Officers say the driver threw two firearms from the vehicle. After the chase officers found a Glock handgun with a Glock switch and a large extended magazine that was reported stolen.

VCTF continued its investigation on February 2 after locating the vehicle from the chase on North Ralston Avenue. Detectives worked with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force (ICGTF) to arrest the person in the car identified as Fisher.

After obtaining a search warrant of the home, detectives recovered two handguns (one was stolen), four cellphones, four grams of suspected fentanyl pills and about 20 grams of marijuana. One of the cell phones recovered was stolen during the South Harding Street robbery.

He pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun, Level 5 Felony and resisting law enforcement by vehicle, Level 6 Felony on June 20. The judge sentenced Fisher to one year in Community Corrections.

 

[Brad Trittipo]

By the way, Indianapolis can not figure out why they have a crime problem.

 

[shoobe01]

Ya lost me. Does Indiana have a law against MGs? Confused about why you serve time for a federal thing (among others...) in the county pokey.

Do the feds get him next or just never and if so, why?

 

[Brad Trittipo]

Indiana past a law on machine guns specific to Glock switches, but it does not go into affect until 7/1. We have had a machine possession law since the NFA was created.

Our federal prosecutors in this state refuse to take gun charges typically, so it is left the local prosecutors. Marion County, Indianapolis, Prosecutor does not like to prosecute criminals and makes sure they get minimal sentences if any at all. The Indianapolis Mayor is a former federal prosecutor and never prosecuted a federal gun charge, but he likes to create city ordinances that violate state law by raising the age to purchase a firearm, denying citizens the right to carry a handgun and making semi-auto firearms illegal.

 

[Joe _K]

Fortunately the Fed prosecutors stay out of it at least. Hopefully he can make restoration for the theft and go on to a more peaceful career.