A 20-year-old man who police say operated an illegal firearms manufacturing lab out of an RV in Escondido was sentenced Monday to one year in jail and two years of probation.
Jace Allan Tornio was arrested in April following a traffic stop in which police said he ran from a vehicle.
Following his arrest, Tornio was found with a concealed, “loaded unserialized Glock-style firearm,” as well as two high-capacity magazines and about three dozen rounds of ammo, according to Escondido police. Police said he also had five auto sear/switch devices, which allow guns to be converted from semi-automatic into automatic firearms.
Investigators searched his residence one day later and found an “illegal gun manufacturing operation” inside an RV on the property, where 3D printers, 3D printed gun parts and ammunition were found.
Tornio was initially charged with 28 felonies — most of which were charges of unlawful possession of machine guns — and faced around 10 years in state prison if convicted of all charges.
Monday’s sentence followed his guilty plea to a single count of unlawfully converting a firearm into a machine gun.
City News Service contributed to this article.
