Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., Aiding Escape, Missouri 2022

Kansas City, MO - A 64-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 40 months in custody for his role in the escape of two federal inmates from the Cass County Jail in December 2022.

Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., was charged in a two-count Indictment with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting each other in escape from confinement. Another individual, Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, Kansas City, MO, and Sergio Perez Martinez, 43, Panorama City, CA, were also charged in the Indictment with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting each other in escape from confinement.

According to court documents, Sparks and Martinez escaped from the jail through subterfuge and damage to the facility on December 5, 2022. Williams, Sr., then picked them up in his vehicle and transported them to his apartment in Kansas City, Missouri, where they obtained clothes and food.

Williams, Sr., was subsequently arrested and has been in custody pending resolution of his charges since shortly after the escape. He was sentenced to 40 months in custody, consecutive to any sentence he may receive in two pending state cases that resulted from Missouri moving to revoke his parole from prior state felony convictions.

The Court sentenced him on [no specific date mentioned in the press release]. Williams, Sr., is currently incarcerated and serving his sentence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bruce Rhoades and Robert Smith. It is being investigated by the United States Marshal Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Kansas City Police Department, and the Cass County Sheriff’s Department with other law enforcement agencies also assisting.

Defendant information:

Defendant: Steven Lydell Williams, Sr.

Charges: Aiding or assisting in escape from confinement

City: Kansas City, MO

State: Missouri

Date: [no specific date mentioned in the press release]

Sentence: 40 months in custody

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/1st-defendant-charged-connection-federal-escapees-sentenced