A man convicted of fentanyl trafficking and illegally possessing firearms was apprehended while he was camping in his minivan in a Nixa Walmart parking lot, federal authorities said.
A federal trial jury found Jason Thompson, of Denver, guilty Wednesday, Jan. 7, of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of firearms, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri news release.
Nixa Police Department contacted Thompson in the early hours of Aug. 30, 2024, for camping in a minivan in the parking lot of the Nixa Walmart. The man initially provided officers with a fake name and date of birth and then attempted to flee on foot when officers tried to arrest him. He was quickly apprehended. Once Thompson provided his actual identifying information, officers discovered he had a federal probation and parole warrant for his arrest…