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Cedarcreek Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Sean L. Myers, 49, of Cedarcreek, Missouri, is heading back to prison for a long stretch. U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool handed down a 15-year federal sentence today for the repeat offender’s illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. This isn’t Myers’ first rodeo; he’s already looking at a combined 65 years from previous convictions.
The case began on February 1, 2016, when a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pulled Myers over after receiving a report that he’d attempted to shoot someone. During the stop, the trooper noticed Myers acting suspiciously, as if concealing something. A search of the vehicle revealed a loaded Ruger .22-caliber rifle on the passenger seat, and an aluminum can stashed between the seats containing methamphetamine. The rifle, it turned out, belonged to Myers’s mother, who hadn’t given him permission to take it.
Acting United States Attorney Tom Larson for the Western District of Missouri made it clear this wasn’t a simple gun charge. Myers was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his extensive and violent criminal history. The 15-year federal sentence will run consecutively to his existing 50-year sentence from 1991 Camden County convictions for first degree assault and armed criminal action, and another 15 years from a 2010 Taney County conviction for distributing and manufacturing a controlled substance. This man is a career criminal, plain and simple.
Myers pleaded guilty on November 15, 2016, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Federal law prohibits anyone with a felony conviction from possessing firearms or ammo – a rule Myers clearly disregarded. His rap sheet already included seven prior convictions for stealing, plus convictions for assault, armed criminal action, attempted manufacture of a controlled substance, and burglary. It’s a pattern of disregard for the law and a danger to the public.
The investigation was a joint effort between the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney prosecuted the case. This conviction sends a clear message: those who repeatedly break the law and endanger others will face the full force of the federal justice system. Myers won’t be eligible for parole, meaning he’ll likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and report on all federal crime happening in the heartland.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Weapons|Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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