Tag: Missouri
Larry L. Radcliffe, Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read Larry L. Radcliffe, a 41-year-old Illinois man, was caught transporting over 4 kilograms of methamphetamine through Kansas City’s Union Station on September 30, 2024. Radcliffe, who was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago, was busted by the Missouri Western Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force (MoWIN) after he aroused suspicion with his…
Verdell D. Mays, Machinegun Possession, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Verdell D. Mays, a 30-year-old Kansas man, was involved in a high-speed chase on June 28, 2025, fleeing from Cass County, Mo. Sheriff’s Office deputies at approximately 130 miles per hour on Interstate 49. Mays, who was driving a stolen vehicle, nearly struck a motorcycle and an SUV during the pursuit.…
Dakota Mitchell, Firearms Trafficking, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Dakota Mitchell, a 21-year-old from Clever, Missouri, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a firearms trafficking ring. Between April 28, 2023, and July 9, 2024, Mitchell unlawfully possessed six Glock pistols and a Micro Draco pistol, which he obtained with the help of a…
Genaro Torres-Rizo, Illegal Reentry, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Mexican national, Genaro Torres-Rizo, 48, was arrested on February 22, 2025, in Chillicothe, Missouri, for illegal reentry into the United States. Torres-Rizo, who has been removed from the US five times, was previously convicted of illegal reentry by a removed alien in the District of New Mexico in 2013. He…
Quincy E. Richards, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Quincy E. Richards, a 38-year-old Joplin, Missouri, man, was caught with a firearm despite being a felon. On September 9, 2025, Richards was stopped by law enforcement during the execution of a prior arrest warrant. When he consented to a search of his vehicle, officers found a black backpack in the…
Gary D. Holcomb II, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gary D. Holcomb II, a 38-year-old from Odessa, Missouri, was involved in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 30, 2025. Holcomb and his co-defendant used semi-automatic AR-style rifles with large capacity magazines to shoot at another individual in an alleyway before fleeing in an SUV. This incident led to…
Craig M. Perkins, Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Distribute, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Craig M. Perkins, a 55-year-old methamphetamine dealer, was caught with over 4.2 pounds of meth in his home in Howardville, New Madrid County, Missouri, during a search on May 21, 2025. The search, which also uncovered half an ounce of meth and 36 rounds of ammunition in his vehicle, was the…
Jadiah Dawontra Hines, Possession of a Machine Gun, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jadiah Dawontra Hines, a 20-year-old felon from Southeast Missouri, was caught with a fully automatic pistol and sentenced to 46 months in prison. The incident occurred when Hines posted a photo on social media of himself with a small child, pointing the Glock .40-caliber pistol in the air. The gun had…
Keith L. Rayford, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Keith L. Rayford, a 52-year-old Springfield, Missouri man, was at the helm of a large-scale drug trafficking operation that peddled millions of dollars’ worth of methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy. On June 8, 2023, officers with the Springfield Police Department caught a break in the case when they observed a…
Calvin Eugene Harrell, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2025
A Springfield man has been sentenced to 53 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Calvin Eugene Harrell, 40, has prior felony convictions for possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. He pleaded guilty on August 19, 2025. Harrell was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes…
