Hobbs Man, 25, Sentenced for Selling Illegal Machine Gun Conversion Devices

Tevon Cobbs, 25, of Hobbs, New Mexico, was booked into the Doña Ana County Detention Center on Aug. 7, 2026. Registered under booking number 2600006274, Cobbs was processed on a federal transfer for felony offenses. Records indicate he is being held without bond following his transfer to the facility. According to Department of Justice reports and news coverage, Cobbs was investigated for the sale of illegal silencers and devices designed to convert semi-automatic pistols into fully automatic machine guns. Court records show he admitted to selling these conversion devices to undercover agents. The case involved violations of federal firearms and drug trafficking laws across multiple jurisdictions in New Mexico. Court and news records indicate Cobbs was convicted in this case after entering a guilty plea regarding the distribution of the illegal weapon components.