Press Release
☷Springfield Gang Member Rapper Sentenced for Illegal Firearms
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( By Press Release office)
Feb 07,2024
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Multiple shootings in the Springfield and KC area have been connected to firearms . Jardell Carlin Williams , a 20 - year - old man from Springfield , who was a member of a local rap group and the leader of a gang called "FTO , " has been sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison for illegally possessing firearms . Williams pleaded guilty to two counts of being in possession of a firearm while using controlled substances . He was found with a Glock . 40 - caliber pistol during a police stop , along with his co - defendant Ezekiel Josiah King , who had a loaded Glock . 45 - caliber pistol and an Anderson AM - 15 rifle in the car . The vehicle also contained over 100 rounds of ammunition and marijuana . Williams was also found with a C3 Defense 5 . 56 - caliber pistol during another police stop after a rap concert . He has been involved in previous incidents where firearms and marijuana were found in his possession . Williams was charged with possession of a stolen firearm in Christian County , Missouri . Agents from the ATF tested the guns that were taken during the traffic stop on Feb . 15 , 2022 . They sent the shell casings from those tests to the ATF lab to see if there were any connections between the guns and any violent crimes . The analysis showed that the . 40 - caliber Glock pistol that Williams had on Feb . 15 , 2022 , was used in a drive - by shooting of a house in Springfield on Jan . 30 , 2022 . Five people were in the house at the time , and there were bullet holes in the bedroom , living room , and bathroom . Shell casings were found in the street , and a car parked on the street was hit too . The investigators think the shooting was gang - related because the house was associated with a rival gang . They also found another house that was hit by gunfire , but luckily no one was living there . The analysis also showed that the Anderson AM - 15 rifle seized from King on Feb . 15 , 2022 , was used in the Jan . 30 , 2022 , shooting . The analysis also showed that the C3 Defense firearm taken from Williams on Oct . 23 , 2022 , was used in three shootings in Kansas City on Aug . 6 , 2022 , Sept . 28 , 2022 , and Sept . 29 , 2022 . Williams was living in Blue Springs , Missouri ( near Kansas City ) when those shootings happened . According to court documents , Williams is suspected to be involved in a shootout between rival gangs in downtown Springfield on May 14 , 2022 , which resulted in two deaths and one injury , as well as a robbery where the victim was hit by something and dragged by a car , and multiple drive - by shootings . King pleaded guilty on Jan . 16 , 2024 , to one count of possessing firearms while using drugs and is waiting for sentencing . This case is being handled by Assistant U . S . Attorney Stephanie L . Wan and was investigated by the ATF , the Greene County Sheriff’s Department , and the Springfield Police Department .
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