Jefferson City man sentenced to eight years for illegal possession of a firearm (DOJ)

CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo. man was sentenced in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Derrick Crumble, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 96 months in federal prison without parole and three years of supervised release. On Feb. 10, 2026, Crumble pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On June 2, 2025, Jefferson City Police Department responded to a shooting call. While at the scene officers observed Crumble walking with a backpack. Upon contact with Crumble, officers observed what appeared to be a firearm in the backpack. Officers searched the backpack and found a loaded 233-caliber pistol with a 60-round magazine in the firearm. When questioned, Crumble told officers that he found the firearm and planned to sell the firearm. Crumble has prior felony convictions and is prohibited from possessing a firearm.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron M. Maness. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Jefferson City 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.

Updated September 24, 2026