Man Sentenced for Using Child to Hide Gun | Alexandria Louisiana News

Alexandria Louisiana News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 27, 2026 · 1m

A 33-year-old man, Sheldon Franklin, just got sentenced to over four years in federal prison after cops caught him using a ten-year-old kid to hide a fully automatic Glock — a weapon modified with a “switch” that turns it into an illegal machine gun. The bust started when police pulled him over for driving a stolen car; he claimed the child was his own and tried to downplay the theft. When officers attempted to check the kid, Franklin resisted — and that’s when they found the gun tucked between the child’s leg and a bag of chips. He fled but was quickly recaptured. Prosecutors emphasized how…