Manchester 男子被控从中国走私机枪转换装置：在 Hartford 联邦法院不认罪、以10万美元取保
美国司法部康涅狄格区联邦检察官办公室10月23日宣布，Manchester 居民 David Williams Jr.（23岁，又名“Lavish David”）当天在 Hartford 联邦法院出庭，就从中国走私、贩运机枪转换装置的起诉表示不认罪，并以10万美元保释金获释候审。
根据法庭文件与庭上陈述，2026年6月16日，海关与边境保护局（CBP）官员在 Chicago O'Hare 国际机场查验一个从中国寄往 Bloomfield 一个地址、收件人为“Lavish David”的包裹，在便携式露营炉部件中发现藏匿的一件机枪转换装置。这类装置俗称“Glock switch”，装到某些手枪上可使半自动射击变为全自动射击。司法部称，2024年7月10日，CBP 官员在纽约 John F. Kennedy 国际机场查验另一个寄往同一 Bloomfield 地址的包裹，在同样的露营炉部件中发现多件转换装置部件。2026年7月21日，国土安全调查局（HSI）将两个包裹受控投递至该 Bloomfield 住址，并确认订购人是 Williams。
司法部还称，执法人员经法院授权搜查 Williams 的 Apple 账户，发现涉及持有枪支与贩运机枪转换装置的照片、视频与信息。Williams 于2026年10月2日依联邦刑事控告被捕；10月14日，Hartford 的联邦大陪审团递交起诉书，指控他犯有枪支贩运共谋罪（最高可判15年）、非法持有机枪罪（最高可判10年）、持有未注册机枪罪（最高可判10年）与向美国走私货物罪（最高可判20年）。
联邦检察官 David X. Sullivan 表示，起诉书只是指控，并非有罪证据，Williams 在被法庭以排除合理怀疑证明有罪之前应被推定无罪。此案由国土安全调查局（HSI）与海关与边境保护局（CBP）调查，Manchester 警察局协助，助理联邦检察官 Geoffrey M. Stone 负责起诉。
Manchester Man Charged With Smuggling Machine Gun Conversion Devices From China, Pleads Not Guilty in Hartford Federal Court
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on October 23 that David Williams Jr., 23, of Manchester, also known as “Lavish David,” appeared in federal court in Hartford and pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with importing and trafficking machine gun conversion devices from China. He was released on a $100,000 bond pending trial.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 16, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Chicago O'Hare International Airport examined a package en route from China to “Lavish David” at an address in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and found a machine gun conversion device concealed within portable camping stove components. Such devices, commonly called “Glock switches,” can allow certain firearms to fire fully automatically. The Justice Department said that on July 10, 2024, CBP officers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport examined another package en route from China to the same Bloomfield address and found multiple conversion device components concealed in the same type of stove components. On July 21, 2026, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a controlled delivery of the two packages to the Bloomfield address and confirmed that Williams had ordered the items.
Prosecutors further allege that a court-authorized search of Williams's Apple account revealed photos, videos, and messages involving the possession of firearms and trafficking of machine gun conversion devices. Williams was arrested on a federal criminal complaint on October 2, 2026. On October 14, 2026, a grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging him with firearms trafficking conspiracy, which carries a maximum of 15 years in prison; unlawful possession of a machinegun, a maximum of 10 years; possession of an unregistered machinegun, a maximum of 10 years; and smuggling goods into the United States, a maximum of 20 years.
U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt and that Williams is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with assistance from the Manchester Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Geoffrey M. Stone.
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