Jury Convicts KC Man of Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and for illegally possessing several firearms.

Marcus McIntosh, 59, of Kansas City, was found guilty of the charges contained in an Aug. 26, 2014, federal indictment. McIntosh was found guilty of his role in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine between April 1 and Aug. 8, 2014. McIntosh was also found guilty of distributing crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of several firearms.

McIntosh sold crack cocaine to undercover detectives and confidential informants on several occasions between May and August 2014. On Aug. 8, 2014, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a residence that McIntosh was using as a “trap house,” a place to store and sell crack cocaine. McIntosh was placed under arrest; an adult woman and a child were also inside the residence.

During their search of the residence, investigators found a safe under the bed in a bedroom that contained approximately 49.6 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 29.2 grams of powder cocaine and $1,820. In another bedroom, investigators found a loaded Ruger .22-caliber handgun on top of an entertainment center, a Remington 12-gauge shotgun located next to the entertainment center and a loaded PW Arms 9mm handgun between the mattresses on the bed.

Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. McIntosh has two prior federal felony convictions for possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute, and prior state felony convictions for carrying a concealed weapon and robbery.

Following the presentation of evidence, the jury in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., deliberated for about three and half hours before returning the guilty verdict to U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough, ending a trial that began Monday, Nov. 30, 2015.

Two co-defendants, who are brothers, have pleaded guilty to participating in the conspiracy by distributing crack cocaine that was supplied to them by McIntosh. Tyrone Campbell, Jr., 30, of Raytown, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. Tyronn Campbell, 25, of Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced to three years and 10 months in federal prison without parole.

Under federal statutes, McIntosh is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of life in federal prison without parole. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the United States Probation Office.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brent Venneman and Adam Caine. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).