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KANSAS CITY – A Kansas City man was convicted in federal court last week of illegally possessing methamphetamine and a firearm, the United States Attorney’s Office said.

Keith T. Mims, aka “C-Murder,” 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to 21 years and 10 months in prison without parole. Mims was convicted as a career offender due to his previous felony convictions.

On May 30, 2024, Mims pleaded guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Mims was approached by St. Joseph, Mo. police officers. as he walked down Belle Street in St. Joseph on January 25, 2022. Mims ran from the officers, who initiated a foot chase, resulting in Mims being tackled and placed in handcuffs. An officer searched Mims and found a loaded Bryco Arms .22-caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number in Mims’ back pocket. The officer also searched a bag Mims was carrying, which contained 4.18 grams of pure methamphetamine, 0.45 grams of crack cocaine and 10 pills.

Mims told the arresting officers that he knew it was illegal for him to have a firearm because of his previous felony convictions. Mims said he needed the firearm for protection, and that he would “rather be judged by twelve rather than carried by six.”

According to court documents, Mims has multiple convictions for firearm possession and narcotics trafficking and has spent the vast majority of the past 35 years in prison or under a criminal conviction.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kenneth W. Borgnino and Stephanie C. Bradshaw. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the St. Joseph, Mo., Police Department, and the Sugar Creek, Mo., Police Department.