St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking, Discharging Firearm

Press Release on June 10, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? A St. Louis, Missouri, man who shot a law enforcement officer before shooting himself pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug trafficking and illegally discharging a firearm in Joplin, Missouri. E.F. Fitchpatrick, Jr., 46, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M....

Springfield Man Who Pointed Pistol at Police Officer Sentenced for Illegal Firearm

Press Release on June 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ? A Springfield, Missouri, man who pointed a loaded pistol at police officers during a car and foot chase was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm. Matthew D. Billingslea, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to nine years in...