Pensacola Men Sentenced for Illegal Machine Gun

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Two Pensacola men have been sentenced to prison time for converting a pistol into a machine gun. 21-year-old Deyonte' Betties and 19-year-old Kewhan Landrum both pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun after Escambia County deputies seized a Glock pistol from Landrum, which had a conversion device attached. Investigators say Landrum obtained the weapon from Betties, who also had several other firearms with similar conversion devices. Authorities say the two had been involved in trading firearms and narcotics. Landrum was sentenced to three years, and Betties was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.