CAPE GIRARDEAU — A Malden man will spend the next 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal firearms charge.
United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced Kendrick D. Calloway, 38, of Malden to 10 years in prison Tuesday — the statutory maximum sentence for the crime — after Calloway pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to a press release from the Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, officers with the Malden Police Department responded to reports of shots fired on Blades Drive on March 8, 2020. Two people reported that Calloway knocked on their car window as he was reportedly holding a gun. Words were reportedly exchanged and Calloway allegedly fired a shot.
The victims reportedly drove off and Calloway allegedly followed them in his car and fired additional shots at them. Officers then made contact with Calloway and ordered him to the ground.
Calloway allegedly had a fully-loaded Kel-Tec P-32 semiautomatic pistol in the waistband of his pants. He also was allegedly non-compliant with police and attempted to bite an officer.
An additional firearm, an SCCY 9mm semi-automatic pistol, was allegedly found in Calloway’s car. Also, officers reportedly recovered a spent shell casing in the parking lot where the victims were parked.
A criminalist with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory was able to confirm the spent shell casing was fired from the SCCY 9mm recovered from Calloway’s car. The MSHP Crime Lab also confirmed the presence of gunshot residue on Calloway’s hands.
As a convicted felon, it was unlawful for Calloway to possess firearms.
Calloway previously pleaded guilty to the Class D felony of resisting or interfering with arrest in 2011 and the Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance in 2014. He was sentenced to six years in prison on those charges.
He also pleaded guilty to the Class C felony of possession of a controlled substance in 2016 and was sentenced to six years in prison on those charges.
The 2020 case was investigated by officers with the Malden Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Julie A. Hunter handled the prosecution for the government.