A 17-year-old Greenfield boy is in a juvenile detention facility after being arrested late Tuesday afternoon at his residence in the Saw Mill neighborhood of Greenfield. 

Greenfield detectives began investigating the boy after receiving information that he was allegedly selling handgun “switches”. Detectives were conducting surveillance on the residence Tuesday and observed a hand-to-hand exchange with the suspect and another person in a vehicle.  A traffic stop was conducted, and a “switch” was found in the vehicle.  After the “switch” was located, the child was arrested without incident at the residence.  

Once both parents arrived at the residence, a search warrant was executed.  During the search of the residence, detectives located three illegal handguns, illegal narcotics and additional “switches” for Glock handguns.

A “switch” is a small device that can be placed on the back of a Glock handgun that converts the semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic machine gun.  The “switch” itself is considered a machine gun by Indiana and federal law.

This boy was on monitored home detention at the time of his arrest for prior gun related crimes.

Formal charges will be determined by the Hancock County Prosecutors Office and filed with the court.  

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