A Richmond man who brandished a machinegun on a social media livestream has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Perry Ike Mason, 29, in an April 7, 2023 video, removed a .40 caliber handgun equipped with a machinegun conversion device, a weapon-mounted laser and an extended magazine from his jacket.
According to court documents, Richmond Police Department detectives viewed the video and learned that there was an outstanding arrest warrant for Mason from Chesterfield County for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon in August 2022.
Mason later posted another video brandishing the same firearm.
Detectives identified Mason’s location at a restaurant in the Chesterfield Towne Center.
After arriving at the location, they observed Mason entering a vehicle in the parking lot and followed him to a residence on Kimrod Road in Richmond. Mason exited the vehicle and proceeded to a shed behind the residence, where officers arrested him on the outstanding warrant.
The detectives searched the shed and discovered the firearm, which still was equipped with the extended magazine, laser and MCD. The firearm was loaded with 31 rounds in the magazine and another in the chamber. The MCD rendered the semi-automatic firearm capable of fully automatic fire.
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Crystal Graham
