Wayne County man charged with constructing machine guns

RICHMOND, Ind. — A Wayne County man is accused of using a device created with a 3D printer to convert legal firearms into machine guns.

Brandon Michael Kirkendall (35), Cambridge City, was indicted Tuesday by Wayne Superior Court 1, with three counts for possession of a Machine Gun, a Level 5-felony punishable by up to six-years in prison.

According to a Cambridge City Police officer, Kirkendall created a “conversion device” with his printer to convert “a semiautomatic gun into a fully automatic firearm.”

An officer observed such a device after being called in to investigate a domestic disturbance reported at Kirkendall’s East Church Street residence on 15 July.

The officer executed a search warrant on the property Sunday and found several “switches”, which are used to turn firearms into machineguns.

He also found two firearms in a vehicle. One was a handgun and the other a rifle that were allegedly modified to be used as machine guns.

The officer also found what he called a “marijuana growing” operation in the house.

Kirkendall also faces charges of dealing marijuana, which is a Level 6 crime punishable by a maximum sentence of 30 months.

In 2016, the Cambridge City man was convicted of carrying a pistol without a Fayette County license.

Douglas Walker is the news reporter of The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at [email protected].

This article was originally published on Richmond Palladium – Item: Wayne County Man Charged with Possession of Machine Guns