Corey Whittico, a 21-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has entered a guilty plea for a federal firearms offense related to his possession of a loaded Glock firearm with an illegal machine gun conversion device. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ryan from the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division, and Chief Pamela Smith of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Whittico's guilty plea took place on December 17, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He admitted to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. Judge John D. Bates has scheduled his sentencing hearing for March 24, 2025.
Court documents reveal that on December 19, 2023, MPD officers identified Whittico through an Instagram live video where he displayed a black Glock handgun equipped with an aftermarket machine gun conversion device known as a "switch." The video showed him in the front passenger seat of a moving vehicle in Northeast Washington, D.C.
During this broadcast, Whittico also displayed bags containing what appeared to be marijuana. Officers located his vehicle in Clay Terrace neighborhood and conducted a traffic stop which led to the recovery of over three pounds of suspected marijuana and two Glock firearms: a Glock 27 with the conversion device loaded with .40 caliber ammunition and a Glock 45 loaded with 9mm ammunition.
Federal law prohibits Whittico from possessing firearms due to previous convictions punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year. In 2023, he was convicted of robbery in Prince George’s County Circuit Court in Maryland and was on probation when he committed this offense.
The case was initially charged in Superior Court but moved to federal court when an indictment was returned by a grand jury in January 2024.
Since his arrest on December 19, 2023, Whittico has been held in custody. He faces up to 15 years imprisonment and fines up to $250,000; however, actual sentencing will consider various statutory factors including U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
This case involved investigations by MPD’s Sixth District Crime Suppression Team along with the FBI Washington Field Office’s Safe Streets Task Force. Prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul V. Courtney and Kyle R. Mirabelli with support from other members within their office.