Christopher Young, also known as Christopher Minnis, aged 35, has been sentenced in Memphis, Tennessee, to 132 months in federal prison. This will be followed by four years of supervised release. The charges include possession of a machinegun, possession of 121 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The announcement was made by Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., the Interim United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.
Court documents reveal that on December 9, 2021, officers from the Memphis Police Department noticed Young driving erratically near Cottonwood Road and Cherry Road. He was in a black Chevrolet Corvette with fraudulent tags that had expired on October 14, 2021. When Young parked the vehicle, police attempted to stop him, leading to Young fleeing on foot. He was eventually caught in a neighbor’s backyard. At the time of his arrest, Young was found carrying 121.81 grams of fentanyl and a Glock 9mm pistol equipped with an extended magazine and a machinegun conversion device, which made the gun fully automatic. The weapon was loaded with one round in the chamber and 23 rounds in the magazine.
Young entered a guilty plea on January 6, 2025, before United States District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker, and he received his sentence on April 10, 2025. It is noted that there is no possibility of parole in the federal prison system.
The government’s case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Raney Irwin. The investigation was conducted by the Memphis Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
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