AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich announced Wednesday that Maurice Arnold, 33, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a “Glock switch” firearm and other offenses.

A “Glock switch” is an illegal, attachable device, roughly the size of a quarter, that allows a semi-automatic pistol to operate as a machine gun capable of fully automatic gunfire.

According to a report issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in January 2025, law enforcement’s recovery of Glock switches has increased 784% since 2019 to 5,816 switches removed from the streets in 2023 alone.

In September, a Summit County Jury found Arnold guilty of the following charges:

One count of Having Weapons While Under Disability with two Specifications for Fo

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