A man from St. Louis has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and shooting at an undercover police officer. U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig delivered the sentence on Wednesday.
Anthony Stallworth, 26, sold fentanyl capsules to an undercover officer from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department on October 10, 2019. Five days later, during a second arranged meeting for another drug purchase, Stallworth led the officer to a different location, stopped his Mercedes SUV, and fired two shots at the officer’s vehicle before fleeing.
In the summer of 2023, police observed Stallworth conducting drug transactions in St. Louis’ 4700 block of Wilcox Avenue. A court-approved search of an apartment there resulted in officers finding Stallworth with significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl, cash, a firearm, and drug paraphernalia.
“Stallworth armed himself with firearms and even opened fire on undercover officers, showing a blatant disregard for human life,” said Special Agent in Charge Bernard “Butch” Hansen of the Kansas City Field Division. “Combined with the large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine he was trafficking, his actions put our entire community at risk. Today’s sentence holds him accountable for the violence he chose and for flooding our streets with deadly drugs and guns. ATF will continue working with our partners to protect families and neighborhoods from offenders who endanger public safety.”
Stallworth pleaded guilty in June to charges including possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, and discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The firearm charge carried a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years consecutive to other charges; methamphetamine possession carried a minimum five-year term.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Szczucinski prosecuted it.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which brings together law enforcement agencies at all levels along with communities to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
