Mexico, Missouri Man Sentenced for Firearms Offense

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Mexico, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court to seven years' imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Frank Gray, IV, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Gray had previously pleaded guilty on June 3, 2025, admitting that he possessed a Glock handgun in Columbia, Mo.

According to court documents, Gray traveled to the downtown Columbia, Mo. area in the early morning hours of Nov. 10, 2024, and pulled out a weapon during a confrontation with other individuals in the area. Both the other individual and Gray fired shots. Numerous vehicles, as well as two bystanders, were hit by bullets. Gray has prior felony convictions, including a prior federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and was on federal supervised release when he committed this offense.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren E. Kummerer. It was investigated by the Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Operation Take Back America

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