Dustin Schultz-Bergin, Drug Trafficking, Kansas 2020

A federal grand jury has indicted Dustin Schultz-Bergin, 40, of Olathe, Kansas, on charges of drug trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

The indictment alleges that on January 23, 2020, Kansas Highway Patrol troopers attempted to arrest Schultz-Bergin at the Matfield Green service area on the Kansas Turnpike. He fled in a Nissan Altima and troopers stopped the car about 10 miles north of the service area.

According to documents filed in federal court, Schultz-Bergin was armed and troopers shot at him after he got out of the car and ran into a field. Troopers stopped him with the help of a police dog.

The Drug Enforcement Administration recovered more than 7 pounds of methamphetamine from the car and a .380-caliber handgun.

If convicted, Schultz-Bergin could face not less than 10 years in federal prison and a fine up to $10 million on the methamphetamine charge and up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearm charge.

Other indictments include Matthew Joseph Gammill, 41, of Lawrence, Kansas, who is charged with one count of possession of child pornography. Carlos Alberto Pesina-Velasquez, who is not a U.S. citizen and has been living in Greenleaf, Kansas, is charged with one count of visa fraud and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/grand-jury-indicts-kansas-man-who-fled-troopers