A federal jury today convicted a man from Kansas City, Kansas, on drug and firearm charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
Larry D. Johnson, 33, Kansas City, Kansas, was convicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
The crimes were alleged to have occurred May 15, 2017, in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Sentencing is set for May 7. The defendant could face a penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on the drug charge, not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000 on the charge of using a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the other firearm charge.
McAllister commended the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tris Hunt and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle McFarlane for their work on the case.