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Cape Girardeau Man Admits Stealing from Gun Store

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri

CAPE GIRARDEAU – A Cape Girardeau man on Tuesday admitted helping to steal a pistol from a Cape Girardeau County gun store.

Danaje Raymond Webster, 24, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau to one count of stealing a firearm from a licensed dealer. His co-defendant, Dayvion Jyraud Parker, 21, pleaded guilty in October of 2024 to five felonies: stealing a firearm from a licensed dealer, two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of possession of a machine gun.

Both admitted that on June 17, 2024, they stole a Sig Sauer 9mm pistol from a federally licensed firearm dealer in Cape Girardeau County. Webster removed the pistol from a display and handed it to Parker, who initially hid the pistol under his jacket. Parker later handed the pistol to Webster, who hid it between Parker’s back and the back of Parker’s wheelchair. Parker then bought a different pistol and ammunition and both men left the store. After store employees noticed the missing pistol, they reviewed surveillance video that showed the theft. On June 25, law enforcement officers performing a court-approved search of a home in Cape Girardeau found Parker, who is a felon and is thus barred from possessing firearms, lying on a bed with two pistols between the bed frame and the wall. Both pistols were equipped with auto sears, or “switches,” that rendered them fully automatic.

Webster is scheduled to be sentenced on September 30. The theft charge carries a potential penalty of up to 5 years in prison. Parker was sentenced in March to 70 months in prison.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Willis is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Contact

Robert Patrick, Public Affairs Officer, robert.patrick@usdoj.gov.

Updated July 2, 2025

Topic
Firearms Offenses