Stephen D. Bagley, Carjacking & Firearm, Missouri 2014

Kansas City man pleads guilty to carjacking that caused multi-vehicle wreck, dog’s death

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Stephen D. Bagley, 26, of Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty in federal court on [July 8, 2015] to one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.

According to the plea agreement, Bagley stole a 2008 Nissan Altima at gunpoint on June 22, 2014, while the owner and his friend were standing near the car talking to some friends at about 2:30 a.m., in front of Express Mart at 3786 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. Bagley brandished a Glock .40-caliber pistol during the carjacking.

The vehicle owner’s dog, Mister, was left inside the vehicle when Bagley backed out of the station and sped off. The owner and his friend got into another friend’s car and attempted to follow the Altima as they last saw it speeding northbound on Interstate 35. They returned to the Express Mart and contacted police to report the carjacking.

A few minutes later, officers were dispatched to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on Interstate 35, in the northbound lanes near West Pennway, in Kansas City, Mo. The Altima had crashed into multiple vehicles and Bagley had fled from the crash site. Mister was found dead inside the Altima.

Under federal statutes, Bagley is subject to a sentence of up to 15 years in federal prison without parole for carjacking, plus a consecutive sentence of at least seven years in prison, up to life in federal prison without parole, for the firearm violation. Bagley has been in prison since he was indicted on July 8, 2015.

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 Assistant U.S. Attorney Jess E. Michaelsen.

The case was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

By pleading guilty today, Bagley admitted to stealing the vehicle at gunpoint and causing a multi-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of the car owner’s dog.

Defendant: Stephen D. Bagley

Criminal Charges: Carjacking, Brandishing a Firearm during a Crime of Violence

City, State: Kansas City, Missouri

Date: June 22, 2014 (crime date), July 8, 2015 (indictment date)

Sentence: Up to 22 years in federal prison without parole

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