SACRAMENTO, California — Rayshawn Williams, a 20-year-old from Stockton, has pleaded guilty to illegally dealing in firearms and possessing machine guns, according to U.S. Attorney Eric Grant. Between May and July 2024, Williams sold 10 firearms, in

This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Stockton Police Department Crime Gun Intelligence Center. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Hitt and Zulkar Khan are prosecuting the case. Williams is scheduled for sentencing before U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez on December 9, 2025. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each machine gun charge, a five-year maximum for illegal firearms trafficking, and a $250,000 fine.

The actual sentence will be determined by the co

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