KC Man Indicted for Illegal Firearm in Independence

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who stole a firearm from a vehicle earlier this month has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Irvin M. Swim, 35, was charged today in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo.  Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Swim on July 7, 2025.

The federal indictment charges Swim with being a felon in possession of a firearm on July 5, 2025.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the original complaint, a male citizen reported that a male entered the citizen’s vehicle, which was located on the east side of 400 West Southside Boulevard of South Spring Street and stole a 9mm handgun.  A female citizen traveling with the male who reported the stealing stated that she observed the suspect in the vehicle and the suspect pointed a gun at her.

Independence, Mo. Police Department officers later observed Swim, who matched the description of the suspect, opening the rear driver door of a vehicle in a gas station parking lot.  Officers attempted to contact Swim and Swim fled the officers on foot. Officers pursued Swim and observed him holding a firearm in his right hand.  Officers eventually arrested Swim.

Officers recovered a Taurus, Model PT111 Millenium G2, 9mm pistol that Swim threw in a grassy area near 1114 South Fuller Street.  The firearm contained 12 rounds of 9mm ammunition in the magazine and one round in the chamber.

The male citizen identified the Taurus as belonging to him.

Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition.  Swim has four prior felony convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm, two prior felony convictions for theft of property, and prior felony convictions for possession of a controlled substance and burglary.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica L. Jennings. It was investigated by the Independence, Missouri Police Department.

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