KC Man Sentenced in Scheme to Steal Firearms from Vehicles Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Missouri Dateline: Kansas City, Missouri Date: 3 October 2024 Subjects: American Government , Crime

More Than 100 Guns Stolen, Sold on Social Media

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today as the final defendant in a conspiracy to steal more than 100 firearms from numerous vehicles in the Westport entertainment district and elsewhere in the metropolitan area, which were later sold on social media accounts.

Treyon Bloodsoe, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to seven years three months in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Bloodsoe to pay $1,500 in restitution, for which all of the defendants in this case are jointly and severally liable.

On Oct. 26, 2023, Bloodsoe pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy to receive, possess, and dispose of stolen firearms and to possessing stolen firearms.

Bloodsoe admitted that he participated in a conspiracy to break into vehicles and steal firearms and other items. Conspirators used social media to advertise the stolen firearms for sale, which included sales to individuals who were prohibited by law from possessing firearms (including Bloodsoe’s sale of a Glock handgun to a juvenile). According to court documents, Bloodsoe and his co-conspirators stole more than 100 firearms obtained from vehicle break-ins from June 18 to Nov. 19, 2021.

Bloodsoe also admitted that he was in possession of a Glock 10mm handgun and a KelTec 5.56x45mm rifle, both of which had been reported as stolen, when law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his residence on Nov. 4, 2021.

Bloodsoe is the fifth and final defendant, all of whom are residents of Kansas City, Mo., to be sentenced in this case. Rayquan Duane Pettaway, 25, was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. Roy Rushing, 27, was sentenced to nine years and two months in federal prison without parole. Drevion Hooker, 22, was sentenced to seven years and one month in federal prison without parole. Bobby Lamb, 22, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison without parole.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stefan C. Hughes. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 

Updated October 3, 2024