Wichita Man Indicted On Carjacking, Firearm and Drug Charges

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Kansas
27 February 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WICHITA, KAN. – A federal grand jury today indicted a Wichita man on carjacking and federal firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

Michael D. Stumbaugh, 39, Wichita, Kan., was charged with one count of carjacking, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of carjacking.

The carjacking is alleged to have occurred Jan. 28, when Wichita police reported a man pointed a handgun at a 70-year-old driver in the 8000 block of East Dresden and stole a 2011 Ford F-150.

The indictment alleges that when Stumbaugh was taken into custody on Feb. 7 he possessed methamphetamine and a gun.

Upon conviction, the crimes carry the following penalties:

Carjacking: Up to 15 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000.

Unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon: Up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.

Unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of a carjacking and/or drug trafficking: Not less than five years and a fine up to $250,000.

Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine: Up to 20 years and a fine up to $1 million.

The Wichita Police Department and the FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch is prosecuting. This case is being prosecuted under the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhood initiative.

In all cases, defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. The indictments merely contain allegations of criminal conduct.