Tag: Missouri
Samuel Davis, Assault, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former Northwoods, Missouri police officer, Samuel Davis, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting a handcuffed man in St. Louis. The incident occurred on July 4, 2023, when Davis, 28, was called to a Walgreens store about a man accused of shoplifting and trespassing. Despite the man being…
Cornelius D. Phelps, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Missouri 2023
⏱ 4 min read A massive drug trafficking operation was dismantled in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 17, as federal, state, and local law enforcement officers executed multiple search warrants. The Homeland Security Task Force, a multi-agency Department of Justice Initiative, worked together to seize 1,311 grams of fentanyl, 50 firearms, and other illicit items.…
Travis R. Moreland, Sex Trafficking, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Travis R. Moreland, a 37-year-old Columbia, Missouri man, was busted in an online sting operation for attempting to entice and sex traffic a minor. On December 29, 2025, Moreland allegedly engaged in online communication with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 16-year-old minor, arranging to meet for sex in…
Phillip Brad Curtis, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Phillip Brad Curtis, a 52-year-old Republic, Missouri man with a history of violent crime, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The incident occurred when deputies from the Barry County Sheriff’s Office responded to a trespassing report near Aurora, Missouri, and Curtis…
Anthony Ray Venwright, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Three Texas men, Anthony Ray Venwright, Jonathan Fore, and Erik Dewayne Lyons Jr., traveled to Missouri and Kansas in July 2025, where they broke into three pharmacies, stealing tens of thousands of pain pills and other controlled substances. The men, from the Houston area, hit pharmacies in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Overland…
Arlin Alexis Bustillo, Firearms and False Permanent Resident Card, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Arlin Alexis Bustillo, a 34-year-old native of Honduras, was caught by St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers in an abandoned St. Alexius Hospital on July 31, 2025, with a large machete and two firearms, including a stolen pistol and a sawed-off .22-caliber rifle. He also had a fraudulent Social Security card…
Michael R. Throm, Receipt of Child Pornography, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 46-year-old Maplewood sex offender, Michael R. Throm, was caught with child sexual abuse material again, landing him a 15-year prison sentence. On June 9, 2025, Throm’s probation officer visited his apartment and found two unauthorized smartphones containing the disturbing content. Throm had previously been convicted of possession and receipt of…
Melvin Nelson, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read Melvin Nelson, a 42-year-old St Louis County resident, was caught twice with guns and large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. On September 4, 2024, and again on August 26, 2025, law enforcement searched his home, finding handguns, rifles, body armor, and hundreds of grams of narcotics. The investigations were led by…
Matthew Braasch, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Braasch, a 48-year-old former restaurant manager, embezzled over $1 million from a St. Louis County eatery, using the company credit card for personal purchases, including $81,965 at Target and $29,801 at Vineyard Vines. The crime occurred while Braasch was managing a restaurant in Grantwood Village, Missouri, during the pandemic. Braasch…
Bianca Cobbins, Fraud, Missouri 2019
⏱ 2 min read Bianca Cobbins, a 43-year-old Kansas City woman, was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for her role in two separate fraudulent schemes. In December 2019, Cobbins obtained personal information belonging to a victim, including their legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, address, and credit score. She used this…
