A northeast Missouri man has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison after being caught twice with firearms and illegal drugs while on supervised release. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey handed down a 153-month sentence to Darek A. Wilson, 40, of Kahoka, Clark County.
Wilson pleaded guilty in April in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on July 29, 2024, a U.S. Probation Officer visited Wilson’s home and noticed suspected methamphetamine in his bedroom. The officer then discovered a Glock handgun, 61 rounds of ammunition, fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, and psilocybin mushrooms.
At the time of the incident, Wilson was under supervised release following his November 10, 2021 guilty plea for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
After an arrest warrant was issued, law enforcement officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Northern Missouri Drug Taskforce and Kahoka Police Department searched Wilson’s residence again. They found 12 firearms hidden above the ceiling tiles in a bedroom and recovered additional evidence including a safe containing $4,394 cash, a digital scale, nearly 242 grams of methamphetamine, more psilocybin mushrooms and another cache of guns. Authorities noted that Wilson’s home is located just over 200 feet from school property.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Probation Office alongside state and local agencies involved in narcotics enforcement efforts within Missouri communities.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nauman Wadalawala prosecuted the case.
