Tag: Missouri
Tanisha Spencer, Tax Evasion, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Kansas City tax preparer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for filing false tax returns for clients, reaping a whopping $730,709 in restitution. Tanisha Spencer, 35, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the preparation of false tax returns on December 3, 2025. Spencer, who charged clients up to…
Kai Wesley Burton, Firearm Possession, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A brazen gun-wielding fugitive thought he could get away with a free meal at a Springfield restaurant. But Kai Wesley Burton’s felony record caught up with him. In May 2025, Burton drove through a restaurant drive-thru, bypassing the order kiosk and brandishing a pistol on his lap. Employees made him a…
Brian Nicholas Koch, Carjacking, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Brian Nicholas Koch, a 28-year-old Moberly man, attempted to carjack a woman at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport in Callaway County on April 28, 2026. Koch, who had abandoned his heavily damaged vehicle in the airport parking lot, approached the victim in her Toyota 4Runner and threatened her with a starter…
Derrick D. Walker, Bank Fraud and Identity Theft, Missouri 2025
A Detroit man has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for his role in a fraudulent check and identity theft scheme. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Derrick D. Walker, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Grey Kays to 90 months in prison without parole. The court also ordered Walker to pay $634,806.93 to…
Jordan Derrick, Manufacturing Explosives, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jordan Derrick, 40, of Sweet Springs, Missouri, has been charged with manufacturing explosives, possessing unregistered destructive devices, and distributing information related to explosives. The charges stem from his alleged use of social media to share videos of himself making various explosive materials, including detonators and TNT, between September 18, 2023, and…
Danny Nickelson, Tax Evasion, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Danny Nickelson, a 54-year-old Jefferson County businessman, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for failing to pay over $774,000 in employment taxes on behalf of his employees. Nickelson, who owned General Physiotherapy and Tomichi Industries, withheld taxes from his employees’ paychecks but used the money for business expenses and…
Tyron Young, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read Tyron Young, a 37-year-old Kansas City, Missouri man, was sentenced to 115 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. On November 20, 2024, officers responded to a report of suspicious activity at an apartment complex, where they found Young walking with what appeared to be a rifle. Young, a convicted…
John Michael Bradley, Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 66-year-old Springfield, Missouri man, John Michael Bradley, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for the aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under 12. The abuse occurred between 2005 and 2008, while Bradley was an active-duty member of the US Army in Honduras and later as a civilian.…
Amanda Rutherford, Elderly Fraud, Kansas 2022
⏱ 2 min read Amanda Rutherford, 46, of Junction City, Kansas, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing from an elderly couple she claimed to be caring for. The couple, both in their 80s, had Rutherford living on their property, where she helped with daily tasks. However, it was discovered that Rutherford had…
Trey Alexander Giles, Possession of a Machine Gun, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Trey Alexander Giles, a 21-year-old associate of the ‘All Family No Friends’ street gang, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a machine gun in Springfield, Missouri. Between July 2023 and February 2025, Giles was repeatedly reported to police for his involvement in violent incidents, including domestic violence…
