Court documents have disclosed details of the events that lead to the arrest of 31-year-old Christopher Roy Prieto.
Police arrested Prieto during a traffic stop for an expired registration, during the search of the vehicle officers found a “Switch Conversion”. A “Switch” is a small device that can be attached to the rear of the slide of a handgun, changing the semi-automatic pistol into a selective fire machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire.
At the scene Prieto admitted to having more “Switches” at his residence.
A search warrant found multiple “Switch Conversion Kits” inside a safe.
Prieto is charged with 17 counts of Possession of Prohibited Weapons and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Prieto remained in the Lubbock County Detention Center as of Friday on bonds totaling $85.000.
