A federal grand jury in Alaska has indicted a Fairbanks resident, Mason Lanon, 22, on charges related to firearms trafficking, cocaine distribution, and possession of a machinegun during a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, Lanon is accused of dealing firearms without a license between September 2024 and August 2025.
The indictment further alleges that on August 7, 2025, Lanon distributed cocaine and possessed a pistol equipped with a Glock-type machinegun conversion device while engaged in drug trafficking activities.
Lanon faces one count each of unlicensed dealing in firearms, distribution of a controlled substance, and carrying a machinegun during a drug trafficking crime. His initial court appearance is scheduled for November 25, 2025 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Oravec at the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. If convicted on all counts, he could receive a sentence ranging from 30 years to life in prison. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska stated: “An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman; Acting Special Agent in Charge Eric Jackson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Seattle Field Division; Alaska State Trooper Colonel Maurice Hughes; and Chief Ron Dupee of the Fairbanks Police Department.
The case is being investigated by the ATF Anchorage Field Office along with the Alaska State Troopers and Fairbanks Police Department, with support from the DEA Anchorage Field Office. The public is encouraged to contact ATF at (907) 921-6131 if they have information regarding Lanon’s alleged firearms activities.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Vosacek is prosecuting this case.
