Cartevion Chapman, Drive-By Shooting, Springfield MO, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Bullets flew and a Springfield neighborhood was sprayed with gunfire in a brazen act of retaliation, resulting in a nine-year, seven-month federal prison sentence for Cartevion Marquis Chapman, 34. The sentencing, handed down Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark, closes a chapter in a violent spree stemming from a dispute over stolen drugs.

The chaos began December 5, 2020, when Chapman’s vehicle was hit in a drive-by shooting outside a downtown Springfield nightclub. Instead of reporting the incident, Chapman, fueled by anger, allegedly plotted revenge with accomplice Darris Lamar Mull, 38, also of Springfield. According to court documents, Mull received word that individuals with guns were at his home – a particularly volatile detail given the presence of his children.

Driven by Nicholas David Caligone, 44, of Springfield, the trio embarked on a mission to locate those allegedly at Mull’s residence. At approximately 6 a.m. on December 6, 2020, they arrived at a Kerr Street address and unleashed a barrage of gunfire. Investigators recovered a staggering 40 spent shell casings, scattered across multiple properties, indicating a deliberate and widespread assault. At least two homes sustained damage from the bullets.

The aftermath saw Chapman, Mull, and Caligone immediately fleeing the scene in Caligone’s Volkswagen. Chapman allegedly concealed a Kel-Tec pistol with a 30-round magazine under the passenger seat, while Mull stashed a stolen Smith & Wesson pistol in the glove box. Springfield police, alerted by the gunfire, swiftly conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of East Kearney and North Delaware, leading to the arrest of all three men.

Chapman’s criminal history is extensive. He already had two prior felony convictions for burglaries, plus previous felony convictions for aggravated assault and being a felon in possession of a firearm – an offense he was on probation for at the time of this latest incident. Records show an additional 20 misdemeanor convictions and numerous other arrests. Mull has pleaded guilty to four counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and awaits sentencing, as does Caligone, who pleaded guilty to one count of the same charge.

Chapman also faces separate charges in Greene County Circuit Court related to the incident. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie L. Wan and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the FBI, and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department. The streets of Springfield are a little quieter now, but the echoes of those bullets will likely linger for some time.

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