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Andre E. Swindell, 41, of Joplin, Mo., was charged in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Jeremy Koppenhaver, 46, of Springfield, Mo., who was caught with multiple images of child pornography and used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to produce obscene images of children, was convicted by a federal jury. 

Lake Ethan Roberts, 26, of Kansas City, Mo., was charged in federal court for possession of unregistered destructive devices, in violation of U.S. law.     

Matthew Maggard, 30, of Collins, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for producing and receiving child pornography.

The Department of Justice announced the Model Cities Initiative, which will direct nearly $300 million in federal funding to transform public safety in America’s cities. 

Jordan Derrick, 40, of Sweet Springs, Mo., has been charged by a federal grand jury with one count of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, one count of unlawful possession of unregistered destructive devices, one count of unlawful possession of components that can readily be converted into destructive devices, and one count of distributing information relating to manufacturing explosives.

Gerrell Eugene Lawrence, 30, of Columbia, Mo., was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 57 months’ imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

 Lajuan Marquis Martin, 32, of Columbia, Mo., was sentenced today in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Frank Gray, IV, 27, of Mexico, Mo., was sentenced in federal court to seven years’ imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The Honorable R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, presented the 2026 Crystal Kipper & Ali Kemp Memorial Award today to the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Kansas City (FBI-KC) Transnational Organized Crime Squad and the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) Drug Investigation Squad.

Tushar R. Patel, 40, an Indian national, pleaded guilty in federal court today for his involvement in a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling conspiracy occurring at six locations in southwest Missouri.

Derone D. Gipson, 44, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for distributing and conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, as well as possessing a firearm in furtherance of his drug distribution conspiracy.