A Trenton man was one of two individuals who pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday in separate and unrelated cases, to illegally possessing ammunition and a firearm.
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A Trenton man was one of two individuals who pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday in separate and unrelated cases, to illegally possessing ammunition and a firearm.
Steven L. May, 50, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner to being a felon in possession of ammunition.
By pleading guilty, May admitted that he was in possession of numerous rounds of .22-caliber, .44-caliber and .308-caliber ammunition on June 3, 2004. Under federal law, according to U.S. Attorney Todd Graves, it is illegal for any felon to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. May has a 1997 criminal felony conviction for the sale of a controlled substance.
May was originally charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Nov. 4, 2004, in Kansas City.
Under federal statutes, Graves explained, May could be subject to a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes, IV. It was investigated by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, the Trenton Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and NITRO, the Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation.
Jeremy D. Knowles, 26, of Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Larson to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm.
By pleading guilty, Knowles admitted that he was in possession of a Smith and Wesson .38-caliber revolver on Nov. 22, 2004. Under federal law, Graves explained, it is illegal for any addict or user of a controlled substance to be in possession of a firearm. Knowles admitted that he was an unlawful user of methamphetamine when he was in possession of the firearm.
Knowles was originally charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Dec. 15, 2004, in Kansas City.
Under federal statutes, Knowles could be subject to a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $250,000.
This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Stefan C. Hughes. It was investigated by the Kansas City Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.