Man Who Shot at KCK Police Charged in Federal Court

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man who shot at police in Kansas City, Kan., was indicted Wednesday on federal charges, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

 A grand jury returned an indictment charging Ashawntus S. McCambry, 27, Kansas City, Kan., with one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction.

McCambry initially was charged in a criminal complaint alleging the crimes occurred Dec. 22, 2015, when officers from the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department served a search warrant at McCambry’s residence in the 800 block of Quindaro Boulevard. When police tried to enter, McCambry fired three rounds in their direction. After surrendering to officers, he said he didn’t know they were police and he thought he was being robbed.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on the crack cocaine charge; a maximum penalty of five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the marijuana charge; not less than 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the remaining charge. The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.

OTHER GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS

Nathaniel N. Germany, Jr., 26, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with one count of carjacking, one count of brandishing a firearm during the carjacking, and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, 2015, in Wyandotte County, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000 on the carjacking charge, not less than seven years and a fine up to $250,000 on the brandishing charge, and a maximum penalty of 10 years on the remaining count. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Terra Morehead is prosecuting.

Samuel Below, 28, Wichita, Kan., is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The crimes are alleged to have occurred Jan. 15, 2016, in Wichita, Kan.

If convicted, he faces a penalty of not less than 5 years and not more than 40 years and a fine up to$2 million on the methamphetamine charge and a penalty of not less than five years (consecutive) and a fine up to $250,000 on the firearm charge. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett is prosecuting.

Brandon Matthew Mounce, 38, who was living in Hutchinson, Kan., is charged with failing to register as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. The crime is alleged to have occurred March 26, 2015.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000. The U.S. Marshals Service investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Martin is prosecuting.         

In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.