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. The sentencing follows Gillum’s guilty plea on May 6, 2025, to one count each of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
According to investigators from the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, Gillum was contacted inside a gas station convenience store on June 19, 2024. He discarded a Taurus Model G3 9mm pistol in an aisle between merchandise and also discarded a pill bottle containing cocaine base, oxycodone and acetaminophen, and oxycodone. Officers searched the vehicle Gillum had arrived in and found approximately 32 grams of cocaine base.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Jennings and investigated by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.
“This case is part of Operation Take Back America, 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 handles federal prosecutions and civil litigation across 66 counties in western Missouri and collaborates with various law enforcement partners throughout its jurisdiction—from the Iowa border in the north to Arkansas in the south and from Kansas in the west to halfway across Missouri in the east (official website). The office supports community outreach programs addressing issues such as violent crime and drug trafficking (official website), with locations in Kansas City, Jefferson City, and Springfield (official website). The office is affiliated with the U.S. Department of Justice (official website).
