KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five Excelsior Springs men, Marion Eugene Brammer, 53, Jason Lee Kirtley, 44, Jackie R. Love, 60, William Dean Campbell, 36, and Steven Lee Schreier, Jr., 32, pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a $4.3 million conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine throughout Jackson, Clay, Ray, Clinton and Buchanan counties.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri announced today that the five men pleaded guilty in separate appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Larsen. Brammer and Schreier each admitted that his involvement in the conspiracy was responsible for the distribution of more than 1,500 grams of methamphetamine. Kirtley, Love and Campbell each admitted that his involvement in the conspiracy was responsible for the distribution of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
According to court documents, conspirators sold $4,359,600 worth of methamphetamine and heroin from 2010 to 2015. The estimate is based on a conservative street price of $1,200 for an ounce of 50 percent pure methamphetamine and the total conspiracy distribution of at least 100 kilograms of methamphetamine, and a conservative street price of $2,500 per ounce of heroin and an overall conspiracy distribution of approximately three pounds.
Brammer, Kirtley, Love, Campbell and Schreier each admitted to participating in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Under federal statutes, they are each subject to a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison without parole.
The investigation into the conspiracy was initiated by the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force and the DEA in 2010. The primary sources that supplied co-conspirators with large amounts of methamphetamine were Jose Luis Ruiz-Salazar, 38, his brother, Gabriel Ruiz-Salazar, 34, and Gregory Bullock, 48, all of Kansas City, Mo., and Joshua K. Bowers, 33, of Polo, Mo.
Other co-defendants who have pleaded guilty include Bryan D. Carroll, 28, and Caleb Dean Hayes, 36, both of Kansas City, Mo.; Sabrena Lynn Morgan, 40, Ryan A. Battaglier, 38, and Elgin Eugene Dothage, 41, all of Kearney, Mo.; Paula Rae Scott, 48, Anthony Ray Stevenson, 45, and Rodney Earl King, 51, all of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jason Daniel Davis, 43, of Liberty, Mo.; Taylor Lee Syas, 25, of Polo, Mo.; Brian Michael Bowers, 34, of Richmond, Mo.; Franklin Charles Carter, 28, of Grandview, Mo., and Jay Harrison Lee Carder, 31, of Cowgill, Mo.
Four defendants have been sentenced after pleading guilty to their roles in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Gary Dewayne Brown, 37, of Cowgill, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison without parole. Ronald Louis Roberts, 54, of Lathrop, Mo., was sentenced to 10 years and six months in federal prison without parole. Brittney James Brehm, 38, of Bland, Mo., was sentenced to six years and 11 months in federal prison without parole. Darin Gene Berry, 51, of Excelsior Springs, was sentenced to four years and five months in federal prison without parole.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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