Floyd Clark, a 22-year-old resident of the District of Columbia and previously convicted felon, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a Glock 22 .40 caliber pistol modified with a device that allowed it to function as a machine gun. The sentencing took place in U.S. District Court, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.
Clark pleaded guilty on September 24, 2025, before Judge Timothy J. Kelly to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. In addition to his prison term, Clark will serve three years of supervised release.
The case involved collaboration between several law enforcement agencies. ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives – Washington Field Division and Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll of the Metropolitan Police Department joined U.S. Attorney Pirro in making the announcement.
Court documents state that on March 1, 2025, Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to reports of automatic gunfire in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood at around 3:23 p.m., where they recovered 14 shell casings but found no victims. Surveillance footage showed two shooters firing from a black Infiniti Q50 sedan with Maryland plates before fleeing.
A week later, on March 8, police spotted an Infiniti Q50 matching the description near the intersection of 60th Street and Eads Street NE. After following the vehicle, officers saw Clark stop and flee on foot along with another passenger. Clark was apprehended after a brief chase; police then recovered a loaded Glock handgun equipped with a machine gun conversion device from the car. Investigators linked this weapon to the earlier shooting incident in Lincoln Heights.
Clark had prior convictions related to firearms offenses: he pleaded guilty in April 2023 for attempted carrying a pistol without a license and again in October 2023 for carrying a pistol without a license in D.C. Superior Court.
The investigation was conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department and ATF’s Washington Field Division. The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared English and former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Monica Svetoslavov.
