SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man from Springfield with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, March 4, for possessing a stolen firearm as a convicted felon.
Kenneth Jones, 58, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison, or 12 and a half years, without parole, followed by three years of supervised release.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, on Aug. 15, 2024, Springfield police officers stopped an SUV with no license plates. In the SUV, officers found a Taurus pistol that was reported stolen out of St. Louis, as well as controlled substances such as methamphetamine and heroin.
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Jones admitted that the pistol and the drugs belonged to him, saying he purchased the pistol from someone he only knew by an alias…