BLACK: Felon had 2 machine guns, 8 handguns, 4 kilos of meth found in Michigan home, man federally charged

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2 machine guns, 4 kilos of meth found in Michigan home, man federally charged​

• Updated: Aug. 09, 2023, 4:17 p.m.|
• Published: Aug. 09, 2023, 4:09 p.m.

A Battle Creek man is facing multiple federal charges after he allegedly had two machine guns, eight other firearms and four kilograms of methamphetamine. The guns and meth are pictured here.


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• Marie Weidmayer | mweidmay@mlive.com

BATTLE CREEK, MI – A Battle Creek man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly had two machine guns and four kilograms of methamphetamine.
A federal grand jury indicted Travon Deshaun-Roderick Mansker, 26, on Aug. 8 on two counts each of “possession of machineguns,” and felon in possession of firearms. He is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

 

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Look closely, there are two drum magazines toward the top of photo.
Probably are 100 round drums.

 

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A federal grand jury indicted Travon Deshaun-Roderick Mansker, 26,

Battle Creek Man Indicted for Possessing Over Four Kilograms of Methamphetamine and Machineguns

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The charges arise from an April 27, 2023, search of a Battle Creek residence where investigators seized the drugs, firearms, approximately a thousand rounds of ammunition, various high-capacity magazines, pill presses, and other drug trafficking paraphernalia. A photograph of the evidence seized from the search is provided below:
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In the superseding indictment, the grand jury alleges that on April 27, 2023, Mansker possessed methamphetamine that he intended to distribute to others. The superseding indictment also charges Mansker with possession of a machinegun for two firearms with different conversion devices installed and possession of a firearm by a felon for ten firearms, including a firearm silencer (a “firearm” under federal law). The superseding indictment is attached.
Mansker faces a statutory mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison with a maximum penalty up to life.

 

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