Tag: Missouri
Jerold Lake, Firearms & Meth Trafficking, Missouri 2022
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Jerold G. Lake, 40, of Lamar, Missouri, will spend the next two decades in federal prison after being sentenced to 20 years for a litany of crimes including illegal firearms possession and methamphetamine trafficking. U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool handed down the sentence today, classifying Lake as a career offender due…
Jimmy Jack Pinkley, Meth Trafficking, Springfield MO, 2022
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Jimmy Jack Pinkley, 45, of Billings, Missouri, is headed to federal prison for over 18 years after being sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine and a lengthy history of criminal activity. U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes handed down the 18-year and four-month sentence without parole on Tuesday, October 25th, closing a case that…
Arthur Pressley, Gun Possession, St. Louis MO, 2022
ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis rapper Arthur Pressley, also known as 30 Deep Grimeyy or Grimeyy, admitted in federal court Tuesday he was illegally carrying a loaded 9mm Beretta. The guilty plea came mid-trial, saving prosecutors the trouble of a full courtroom battle. Pressley, 25, faces up to 10 years in the federal penitentiary.…
Reggie Teagues, Stolen Firearm Possession, Independence MO, 2022
KANSAS CITY, MO – A drunken Independence man is facing a decade in federal prison after admitting he possessed a stolen handgun and fired it multiple times from his apartment patio. Reggie L. Teagues, 42, pleaded guilty today to one count of possessing a stolen firearm, a charge stemming from a November 2020 incident that…
Treyvon Perry, Gun & Drug Conspiracy, St. Louis MO, 2022
ST. LOUIS, MO – A brazen gun deal and subsequent police chase landed 20-year-old Treyvon Perry of St. Louis a five-year federal prison sentence. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp handed down the punishment Thursday for Perry’s role in a conspiracy to possess and discharge a firearm during drug trafficking. The case reveals a dangerous…
Patrick Dodson, Meth Conspiracy, Missouri 2022
SPRINGFIELD, MO – A major methamphetamine pipeline funneling drugs into southern Missouri has been dismantled, with four men receiving federal prison sentences this week. Patrick A. Dodson, also known as “Julio,” 42, of West Plains, Mo., was handed the harshest penalty: 23 years without parole. The sentences mark the culmination of a multi-year investigation into…
Jerry Johnson, Gun Charge & Shooting, St. Louis MO, 2022
ST. LOUIS, MO – Jerry Johnson, 57, is headed to federal prison for four years after admitting to possessing firearms as a convicted felon and being linked to a shooting in May 2021. U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig handed down the sentence Tuesday, finding Johnson responsible for the shooting through a preponderance of the…
Demetrius Smith, Armed Robberies, St. Louis MO, 2022
ST. LOUIS, MO – Demetrius Smith, 35, of St. Louis County, is headed to federal prison for 22 years after pleading guilty to a spree of brazen armed robberies that terrorized local store employees in November 2018. U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White handed down the sentence Thursday, bringing a close to a case that…
Matthew J. Crossfield, Drug & Gun Trafficking, St. Joseph MO, 2022
KANSAS CITY, MO – Matthew J. Crossfield, 40, of St. Joseph, Missouri, is headed to federal prison for fifteen years after a brazen run from police revealed a massive drug and gun operation. Crossfield was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs, facing the maximum penalty for his crimes. The bust began December…
Douglas Alexius, Illegal Firearm, Missouri 2022
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Douglas Eugene Alexius, 47, of Galena, Kansas, is facing federal charges after a chaotic chase across state lines culminated in his arrest and the discovery of a loaded handgun. The incident, which unfolded on October 9, 2022, began in Cherokee County, Kansas, and ended with Alexius being tased repeatedly after refusing to…
