Jackson Jambalaya

 QT shooter Kylin Russell will plead guilty to a federal indictment of possessing an illegal machine gun.

Russell achieved notoriety when a video surfaced this year of him shooing up the QT store on Adkins Boulevard.  Arrested in February, Russell faces a few state and federal charges.   A federal grand jury indicted him for possessing a machine gun.  An ATF agent's affidavit states: 

On Friday, February 9, 2024, Officer Richard Cates with CPD patrol division was assisting with a safety checkpoint at the intersection of Bailey Avenue and Melvin Bender Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. At approximately 9:49 P.M., Officer Cates observed a gray Toyota Camry (no tag displayed, VIN: 4T1B61HK5ill088147) turn around and almost cause an accident with another vehicle. Officer Cates attempted to stop the vehicle and the vehicle refused to stop. Officer Cates pursued the vehicle for approximately ten minutes as the vehicle fled through the city of Jackson, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles per hour.

The pursuit ended at the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Woodland Avenue, where both occupants of the vehicle fled on foot. Officer Cates pursued the driver and observed him throw an AR-style pistol. Officer Cates apprehended the driver, identified as Kylin Demond RUSSELL, a short time later and placed him in custody. A search incident to arrest of RUSSELL revealed a small amount of suspected marijuana on his person.

Investigator Martez Jackson with the CPD FLEX team located the AR-style pistol, an Anderson Manufacturing AR-style pistol, serial number 21452075) in the front yard of a residence on Woodland Avenue and recovered it. Inv. Jackson also conducted an inventory of the vehicle prior to it being towed. During the inventory, Inv. Jackson located a Glock 21, .45 caliber pistol, serial number AGSD807, with an attached black in color suspected machine gun conversion device (MCD) on the driver side floorboard and a Glock 23, .40 caliber pistol, serial number AFZH807, with attached blue in color suspected MCD on the front passenger seat of the vehicle. Also, during the inventory, a Mississippi blackout tag "HOW74" was recovered, which returned expired to that vehicle, registered to Jalea Evern. Law enforcement has learned that Evern is a convicted felon, is on house arrest, has an ankle monitor, and that Evern and RUSSELL know one another.

Ladnier was able to send me photographs from RUSSELL's cellular phone that were taken on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 and Wednesday, February 7, 2024, and show two Glock pistols with attached suspected MCDs that match the descriptions of the ones recovered subsequent to the pursuit and arrest on February 9.

Additionally, in the picture taken on Wednesday, February 7, there are two other firearms present, one of which is an AR-style firearm that matches the description of the AR pistol recovered on Friday, February 9. Inv. Ladnier also relayed that he observed videos of someone firing Glocks with attached suspected MCDs on RUSSELL's phone. On February 13, 2024, I was able to observe RUSSELL's phone. On the phone, I was able to observe videos of an unknown person firing a fully automatic weapon. Additionally, there are videos of RUSSELL holding different Glocks with attached suspected MCDs. One of the Glocks is a multicolored Glock with a blue suspected MCD attached to it. The other is a black colored Glock with an attached MCD to it, and an AR-style foregrip attached to the front of the Glock.

The most recent video was taken on Monday, Februaiy 5, 2024, during which RUSSELL is seen driving a Toyota car. RUSSELL is seen attempting to fire the multicolored Glock out of the driver's side window, and the firearm jains. RUSSELL and another unknown male ai·e heard discussing the function of the firearm and why it malfunctions. Eventually, the firearm is fired and functions as a fully automatic. RUSSELL then pans the video and shows his face while holding the firearm up in the same frame.

Needless to say, Russell is a graduate of the Hinds County Catch & Release program. 

Attorney Abby Princess represents Russell.  His change of plea hearing will be held on May 2.   Russell faces up to ten years in prison.  

Although the state charged Russell with tampering with evidence, fleeing a law enforcement officer, and felony fleeing, the charges were remanded as state referred Russell to the Justice Department for federal prosecution.