Malliek D. Haynes, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2017

Kansas City's streets witnessed a violent shootout on April 2, 2017, at the Troost Market, where Malliek D. Haynes, a 26-year-old Grandview resident, was involved in a verbal altercation with a group of people.

Haynes, who has prior felony convictions for robbery and unlawful use of a weapon, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The firearm in question was a Smith and Wesson .40-caliber pistol that Haynes brandished during the altercation.

According to the plea agreement, Haynes engaged in a shootout with the same group of individuals, who were now in their vehicles across the gas station parking lot. During the exchange of gunfire, Haynes was shot in the upper thigh and fell to the ground. The group drove away, and Haynes got into the passenger side of his vehicle, where a female companion drove him to the hospital.

Haynes was arrested at the hospital, and officers seized the firearm from his vehicle. Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition.

Haynes faces a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole, as prescribed by Congress. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth W. Borgnino. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.

This case is part of the U.S. Attorney's Office's efforts to reduce violent crime in the Western District of Missouri through Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that brings together federal, state, and local law enforcement to specifically identify criminals responsible for significant violent crime in the area.

Defendant: Malliek D. Haynes

Crime: Felon in Possession of a Firearm

City and State: Kansas City, Missouri

Date: April 2, 2017

Sentence: Up to 10 years in federal prison without parole

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/kc-man-pleads-guilty-illegal-firearm-after-being-wounded-shootout