Hobbs Man, 25, Booked on Federal Transfer for Illegal Weapons Sales

Allegedly... Tevon Cobbs, a 25-year-old resident of Hobbs, New Mexico, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 7, 2026. Registered under booking number 2600006274, he is being held without bond on a felony charge categorized as all other offenses. Records indicate he was processed at the facility as a federal transfer. According to news reports, Cobbs was arrested following an investigation into the illegal sale of automatic weapon conversion devices and silencers. Federal authorities allege that Cobbs sold "Glock switches" and a silencer to undercover agents. The case involves allegations of distributing hardware designed to convert semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic weapons. The charges are allegations, and Cobbs is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise.