Tallahassee Man Pleads Guilty to Machine Gun and Stolen Mail Charges

A 20-year-old Tallahassee man, Yasir Jaimon Za’Quis Hawkins, pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a machine gun, possessing a Postal Service key and possessing stolen mail. Investigators searched his home after he posted images on social media with a firearm fitted with a machine-gun conversion device. They said they found the device, a Postal Service arrow key, and 53 stolen checks and money orders worth about $25,000 and linked to at least 40 victims. Hawkins faces up to 25 years in prison across the charges, and his sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2027.