A Kansas City man was sentenced in federal court for placing a hoax 911 call that resulted in the detention of an Internal Revenue Service employee and a building lockdown on Pershing Road.
Anthony M. Alford, 46, received a sentence of three years in federal prison without parole from District Court Judge Stephen R. Bough. Alford was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison term.
Court records state that on Sept. 10, 2024, Alford called 911 in Kansas City and falsely claimed that a person identified as “Victim One” was armed with a firearm and threatening to carry out a shooting at the IRS Building located at 333 West Pershing Road. Victim One was employed by the IRS…