Felon who tried to burn down metro church sentenced again for illegal firearm possession

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – A Kansas City man who burned down a local church is headed back to federal prison for illegal gun possession.

Christopher A. Durant, 45, was sentenced to 84 months – 7 years – in federal prison without the possibility of parole, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri.

Court records showed Duran’t sentincing comes after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in August 2025…

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