Month: September 2015

Suspicious death under investigation

Kansas City, Kan., police today found a deceased male on the ground between two houses in the 1900 block of North 28th Street.

Police were called about 2:25 p.m. Sept. 28 to check the welfare of an individual at the location, a spokesman said.

The victim was possibly in his 20s or 30s, the spokesman said.

It was unknown at this time what type of weapon was used, police said. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending positive identification and family notification, according to police.

The incident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Major Case Unit, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Olathe gun dealer sentenced for conspiracy in bribes for firearms

An Olathe gun dealer was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., to 18 months in federal prison for paying bribes to employees of the company that makes Glock firearms, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

John Sullivan Ralph III, 42, Olathe, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud Glock by paying bribes and kickbacks to Glock employees for preferential treatment.

Ralph owned Global Guns and Hunting, Inc., of Olathe, Kan., doing business as OMB Guns. From 2003 to 2009 Ralph paid 140 bribes and kickbacks to co-defendants totaling approximately $900,000.

Co-defendants include:
Lisa Delaine Dutton, who was sentenced to 12 months and a day.
Welcome D. Wood, Jr., who is set for sentencing Nov. 16.
James Craig Dutton, who is set for sentencing Nov. 9.
Paula Ann Wood, who is set for sentencing Nov. 16.

Man hauling heroin to KC sentenced to 3.8 years in prison

A California man who was arrested in Kansas with 15 pounds of heroin was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., to 3.8 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Juan Carlos Ahumada, 21, San Fernando, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.

In his plea, he admitted he was hired to drive a load of heroin from California to Kansas City.

On June 25, 2014, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stopped Ahumada on eastbound Interstate 70 in Wabaunsee County, Kan. Investigators discovered a hidden compartment in the cowl of the vehicle where approximately 15 pounds of heroin was concealed.

Grissom commended the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard for their work on the case.