Robert Lucious Toney, Drug Trafficking, Missouri 2019

A Kansas man who spent 38 years in prison for murdering two people in a bar robbery has been caught again for drug trafficking. Robert Lucious Toney, 67, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine, possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and crossing state lines in aid of a racketeering enterprise.

Toney's crimes date back to 2018 when he met an undercover law enforcement officer at a restaurant in Columbia, Missouri. He sold the officer two ounces of methamphetamine for $1,400. The next year, Toney met the officer again at a restaurant in Kingdom City, Missouri, and was arrested when he got out of his car. Officers searched the car and found methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine.

Toney was on state parole at the time of the offenses. He was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 20 years in prison for the 1973 conviction of murdering an off-duty police officer and another customer during a bar robbery and assaulting two more customers. He was released on parole in 2010 after serving 38 years.

Under federal statutes, Toney is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office. This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron M. Jolly. It was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Toney's crimes are a reminder that even those who have served long prison sentences can still be a threat to society. His case highlights the importance of continued law enforcement efforts to combat drug trafficking and protect the public.

Robert Lucious Toney, 67, of Olathe, Kansas, pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine, possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and crossing state lines in aid of a racketeering enterprise. He is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole.

Toney's crimes date back to 2018 when he sold two ounces of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer for $1,400. The next year, he was arrested when he got out of his car at a restaurant in Kingdom City, Missouri. Officers searched the car and found methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine.

Toney was on state parole at the time of the offenses. He was released on parole in 2010 after serving 38 years for the 1973 conviction of murdering an off-duty police officer and another customer during a bar robbery and assaulting two more customers.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/kansas-man-pleads-guilty-drug-trafficking-while-parole-murder-convictions