Kansas City Man Sentenced to 14 Years and 3 Months in Prison for Meth Trafficking and Firearms Charges
Kansas City, MO – A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 14 years and 3 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and for illegally possessing firearms.
Reggie McDowell, also known as ‘Dime,’ was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on March 3, 2024, for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, and one count of receiving a firearm while under felony indictment and while on release.
According to court documents, McDowell participated in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from January 1, 2016, to June 23, 2022. He sold methamphetamine to an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on seven different occasions in 2021 and 2022.
McDowell was arrested on October 14, 2023, after he brandished a firearm at a Raytown, MO, restaurant where he was employed. He was found to be in possession of a loaded FN 9mm handgun, a loaded Glock .40-caliber firearm, a loaded Glock 10mm handgun, ammunition, and drug paraphernalia.
McDowell’s bond was revoked and he was returned to federal custody. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie C. Bradshaw and was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Kansas City, MO, Police Department.
This prosecution was brought as a part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) Co-located Strike Forces Initiative, which provides for the establishment of permanent multi-agency task force teams that work side-by-side in the same location.
The case is part of the KC Metro Strike Force, which is a multi-agency task force that works to combat organized crime and drug trafficking in the Kansas City area.
McDowell is the eighth defendant to be sentenced in this case. Two co-defendants have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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