Tag: Springfield
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…
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.…
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…
Tina Louise Yager, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Tina Louise Yager, a 67-year-old tax preparer from Springfield, Illinois, was sentenced on May 6, 2026, for running a scam from her position at a Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service in Republic, Missouri. Yager used her access to clients’ personal financial information to prepare and transmit fraudulent income tax returns, embezzling a total…
Andre Jordan II, Attempted Murder, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read A fugitive with a warrant out for his murder arrest shot at federal officers in a Springfield, Ohio hotel room standoff, leaving everyone shaken but no one hurt. Andre Jordan II, 35, of Reynoldsburg, was a wanted man with a penchant for violence. On August 14th, 2025, Jordan refused to come…
Robert Lee, Assault, Florida 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 72-year-old sex offender turned violent in a Missouri federal prison, bashing a Bureau of Prisons nurse with a food tray and leaving her with a broken nose, laceration, and concussion. Lawrence C. Boykin, who’s serving a sentence for sodomy and indecent acts with a minor, launched the attack on December…
Emilio Garcia-Cappas, Fentanyl Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Springfield man has been caught in a fentanyl trafficking ring that peddled death in the Bay State’s capital. Between February 5 and 22, 2024, Emilio Garcia-Cappas conspired with co-conspirators to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. On February 12, 2024, undercover law enforcement purchased fentanyl from Garcia-Cappas,…
Edilberto Gonzalez-Barrera, Possession of Firearm by an Illegal Alien, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Guatemalan national is facing federal charges for possessing a 9mm firearm after allegedly entering the United States illegally. Edilberto Gonzalez-Barrera, 40, was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 14, 2026, for two counts: illegal possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and illegal entry into the United…
Christopher Paredes, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Tennessee 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Paredes, a 43-year-old Springfield man, allegedly fired a gun from his back porch at a neighbor on March 30, 2026, sparking a response from the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office. Paredes, a convicted felon, was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after a dramatic standoff with law…
Miguel Guzman-Guerra, Sex Offender Re-Entry, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Guatemalan national with a dark past was caught and sentenced in Springfield, Missouri. Miguel Guzman-Guerra, 38, known to police as Joel Montoya Ortiz, re-entered the country after being convicted of a sex offense. He was driving a car with a revoked license and was a registered sex offender on the…
