Colorado Man, Curtis David Barker, Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegal Firearm, Marijuana
KANSAS CITY, MO (STL.News) - A Conifer, Colorado man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and marijuana.
Curtis David Barker, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 15 in federal prison without parole.
On Sept. 19, 2018, Barker pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing marijuana and cocaine with the intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in connection with a drug-trafficking crime.
On Jan. 31, 2016, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper pulled over Barker, who was driving a 2012 Dodge Ram truck, for speeding on Interstate 29. The trooper smelled marijuana and Barker admitted he had a small amount of marijuana, which a female passenger handed to the trooper. As Barker was being arrested and...
