Gary Bailey, Jermaine Threat, Dalvin Poindexter, Business Burglary Conspiracy, Missouri 2024

Multi-State Business Burglary Ring Busted

Kansas City, Mo. - In a brazen crime spree, three Kansas City men allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise during a series of business burglaries from March 2023 to January 2024.

Gary Bailey, 24, Jermaine Threat, 25, and Dalvin Poindexter, 26, were charged in a nine-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo., on February 4, 2024. The indictment was unsealed and made public today following the arrest and initial court appearances of Bailey and Poindexter.

According to the indictment, the conspirators targeted beauty product and liquor stores in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Indiana, and Texas. The conspirators smashed the storefront door or window glass to enter the stores after hours and then stole fragrances, cosmetics, liquor, spirits, and other merchandise.

The conspirators allegedly used posts on Facebook Marketplace and Facebook Stories, as well as group chat text messages, to sell the stolen goods and received payment in cash or through peer-to-peer payment services like CashApp. The indictment says they also kept some of the stolen items for themselves or gave it away to their friends and family.

In addition to the conspiracy, Bailey, Threat, and Poindexter are charged together in seven counts of transporting stolen property across state lines.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Constance. It was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation and the Olathe, Kansas, Police Department, with assistance from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Platte County Sheriff's Office and the police departments of Derby, KS, Belton, MO, Blue Springs, MO, Columbia, MO, Creve Coeur, MO, Edwardsville, KS, Fairview Heights, IL, Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, KS, Lawrence, KS, Leawood, KS, Lee's Summit, MO, Lenexa, KS, Liberty, MO, Olathe, KS, Omaha, NE, Overland Park, KS, Papillion, NE, Parkville, MO, Plainfield, IN, Plano, TX, Platte City, MO, Shawnee, KS, Springfield, MO, St. Joseph, MO, Terre Haute, IN, Topeka, KS, and West Des Moines, IA.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/three-kc-men-indicted-multi-state-business-burglary-conspiracy