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Dec. 11, 2024St. Joseph, Mo. |  By: Jeremy Werner

KC man sentenced for crimes in St. Joseph

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - A Kansas City man has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in federal prison for methamphetamine possession and firearm offenses in St. Joseph.

Keith T. Mims, also known as “C-Murder,” was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 21 years and 10 months without parole.

The 54-year-old was classified as a career offender due to multiple prior felony convictions.

Mims pleaded guilty in May to charges of possessing meth with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. He was arrested in January 2022 after a foot chase in St. Joseph.

Officers found a loaded 22-caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number in Mims’s pocket and meth, crack cocaine, and pills in his bag.

Mims admitted he knew it was illegal for him to carry a firearm due to his criminal history but claimed he needed it for protection.

Court records reveal Mims has spent most of the last 35 years incarcerated or under criminal justice supervision.