A Kansas City, Missouri man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy and for possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
Antoine R. Gillum, 22, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Greg Kays.
According to investigators, on June 19, 2024, officers from the Kansas City Police Department encountered Gillum at a gas station convenience store. During the encounter, Gillum discarded a Taurus Model G3 9mm pistol in an aisle between merchandise. He also discarded a pill bottle that contained cocaine base, oxycodone and acetaminophen, and oxycodone. Officers searched the vehicle Gillum arrived in and found approximately 32 grams of cocaine base.
On May 6, 2025, Gillum pleaded guilty to one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
“This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.”
The prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, which is described as “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri supports community outreach and prevention programs aimed at addressing issues like violent crime and drug trafficking through collaboration with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement partners (official website). The office handles federal prosecutions across 66 counties in western Missouri (official website) and maintains offices in Kansas City, Jefferson City and Springfield (official website). Its jurisdiction extends from the Iowa border in the north to Arkansas in the south and from Kansas on the west to roughly halfway across Missouri in the east (official website). The U.S. Attorney’s Office is affiliated with the U.S. Department of Justice (official website).
