Rapper who brought machine gun to baby ward sentenced to five years in prison
Atlanta rapper Quez 2RR has been sentenced to over five years in prison for bringing a machine gun to a maternity ward. The 21-year-old (real name Terrell Searcy) possessed a stolen Glock 9mm handgun with a loaded 30-round extended magazine, capable of converting to a fully automatic weapon, in the labour and delivery unit of a hospital.
Searcy pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a machine gun on March 21st and has now been sentenced to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
“Holding people found in possession of machine guns and with illegal conversion devices accountable for breaking federal law remains a top priority in the Middle District of Georgia,” said Acting US Attorney C Shanelle Booker.
“This case exemplifies how law enforcement and prosecutors work together to effectively remove illegal firearms and other dangerous destructive devices from the streets in order to make our communities safer.”
The incident occurred at Piedmont Walton Hospital in Monroe, Georgia, on August 17th, 2023. When a nurse spotted Searcy with the gun, security came to the room. He admitted he had a handgun and had put it under a cushion on the couch, leading to police arresting him.
The firearm was tested and confirmed to function as a machine gun. In a song called ‘Traffic’, they also found Searcy rapping, “I pop out a switch on the back of my Glock” and “I put a switch on the back of my Glock, just to clean up the street when it’s time for that action.” The pistol and machine gun conversion also appear in the music video.
ATF Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Crawford of the Atlanta Field Division, added, “Machine gun conversion devices are fuelling a deadly uptick in gun violence, turning routine firearms into weapons of war. This case is yet another example of why ATF is committed to aggressively identifying and removing these illegal devices from our communities.”