A Kansas City man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison without parole after being convicted of illegally possessing a firearm. Marcus J. Porras, 32, received his sentence from U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips.
Porras pleaded guilty on August 5, 2025, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He admitted to having a Glock 43, 9mm pistol on April 13, 2025.
According to court documents, officers from the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department responded to an incident at Westport Road and Broadway Boulevard after private security detained Porras for fighting. Security personnel were alerted by patrons about a fight inside an establishment in the Westport Entertainment District. A security officer saw multiple females and two males involved in the altercation. After the females left, the two men continued fighting until one pointed at Porras and indicated he had a firearm.
Police took Porras into custody while a security officer recovered a loaded Glock 43 pistol near the scene along with a magazine containing six live rounds.
Federal law prohibits individuals with felony convictions from possessing firearms or ammunition. Porras has prior felony convictions for first-degree robbery (two counts), armed criminal action (two counts), unlawful use of a weapon—exhibiting, and resisting arrest by fleeing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, 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 is affiliated with the U.S. Department of Justice and manages federal prosecutions and civil litigation across 66 counties in western Missouri. The office supports community outreach programs addressing issues such as violent crime and drug trafficking and works collaboratively with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners. Offices are located in Kansas City, Jefferson City, and Springfield within a jurisdiction stretching from Iowa to Arkansas borders and westward from Kansas across half the state (source).
