Kansas City Man Sentenced to 115 Months for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing an Anderson Manufacturing, Model AM-15, multi-caliber pistol with a 30-round magazine.

Tyron Young, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays, to 115 months in prison without parole for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On Nov. 20, 2024, officers with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department were called to an apartment complex on a report of suspicious activity. A police helicopter observed Young, wearing all black, walking through the complex holding what appeared to be a rifle. The helicopter then observed Young running eastbound through the complex and tossing the firearm underneath a vehicle. Thereafter, officers detained Young and recovered the firearm which was loaded with 27 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition in the magazine and one round in the chamber.

Officers spoke with the reporting party and witnesses who said an unknown male banged on the window of their residence and said, "You wanna fight, come outside." The parties reported that the male was holding a gun to the ground and described it as a "black long gun possibly an AR pistol."

Young, who is a convicted felon, had been found guilty of three prior felony offenses before today's hearing. Those offenses were attempted robbery in the second degree, felon in possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of a firearm.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brad K. Kavanaugh. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

Project Safe Neighborhoods

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.