A Kansas City man has been sentenced to five and a half years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic firearms to individuals prohibited from possessing them under federal law.
Fedo A. Manning, 24, received a sentence of 66 months without parole, followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips handed down the sentence.
On April 17, 2025, Manning admitted that he knowingly joined an agreement to sell firearms to people who were not legally allowed to have them. According to court documents, the group trafficked at least 22 firearms either to known felons or as unregistered machineguns. Manning’s involvement included acting as a straw purchaser—buying guns from licensed dealers so they could be resold by others to prohibited buyers.
Investigators found that between January 13, 2023, and May 11, 2022, Manning purchased at least 40 firearms from federally licensed dealers. Of these weapons, 33 were Anderson Manufacturing Model AM-15s. At least seven of the guns he bought were later recovered during investigations into crimes in the Kansas City area.
One firearm purchased by Manning was found at the scene of the shooting during celebrations for the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory on February 14, 2024. The weapon was an Anderson Manufacturing AM-15 .223-caliber pistol with a loaded magazine containing 26 rounds out of a possible 30 and was discovered alongside other AR-15-style firearms and backpacks.
Other members of the conspiracy also pleaded guilty and received sentences:
Antonio Manning Sr., Fedo’s brother, admitted his involvement in selling illegal firearms—including one unregistered machinegun—and was sentenced on August 7, 2025, to four years in prison without parole plus three years supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $11,260 as part of a criminal forfeiture judgment.
Sheron Manning, another brother of Fedo Manning, pleaded guilty earlier this year and was sentenced on May 21, 2025, to nearly five years in prison without parole plus three years supervised release.
Dejohuan Mietz Huntley pleaded guilty last year and received a sentence of just under six years in prison without parole plus three years supervised release for his role in conspiring to traffic firearms and possessing an unregistered machinegun while being a felon.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Trey Alford prosecuted the case following an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a Department of Justice initiative aimed at fighting illegal immigration-related crime networks and violent offenders through coordination among various federal programs including Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
