A grand jury indictment of a Joplin man for being a felon in possession of a firearm was unsealed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
The allegations against Quincy E. Richards, 38, were detailed in a detention motion filed today.
On September 9, 2025, Corporal Luce with the Carthage Police Department responded to a local financial institution with regards to a fraud in progress at 325 West George E. Phelps Blvd., in Carthage, Missouri, within the Western District of Missouri.Corporal Luce observed that the suspect, later identified as Quincy Richards (RICHARDS), in a gold sedan in the drive through of the Community Bank and Trust.
According to bank officials, RICHARDS was attempting to cash a stolen check. When Corporal Luce attempted to contact the gold sedan, it fled the area. A police pursuit was initiated. The gold sedan wrecked after a brief pursuit.
RICHARDS fled on foot into a nearby wooded area. Shortly thereafter, RICHARDS was taken into custody. As RICHARDS was taken into custody, a tow inventory of the gold sedan was completed with a black backpack being located in the trunk of the sedan.
Within the backpack was a tan and black Palmetto State Armory 9mm Model Dagger Compact semi-automatic firearm, bearing serial number “JJE71071.” Corporal Luce noted that the firearm had one round in the chamber and no magazine inside the weapon.
Within the backpack, law enforcement also found two magazines, one with a 40-round capacity 9mm
magazine with 16 rounds loaded, and another with a 25-round capacity 9mm magazine with 14 rounds inside it.
After being taken into custody, RICHARDS was read his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with law enforcement. RICHARDS admitted to ownership of the tan and black Palmetto State Armory 9mm Model Dagger Compact semi- automatic firearm. RICHARDS admitted to purchasing the firearm from a male he knew as Evertt Glenn Britt. RICHARDS states that he is a daily user of methamphetamine, typically consuming 2-3 grams of meth a day.
magazine with 16 rounds loaded, and another with a 25-round capacity 9mm magazine with 14 rounds inside it.
After being taken into custody, RICHARDS was read his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with law enforcement. RICHARDS admitted to ownership of the tan and black Palmetto State Armory 9mm Model Dagger Compact semi- automatic firearm. RICHARDS admitted to purchasing the firearm from a male he knew as Evertt Glenn Britt. RICHARDS states that he is a daily user of methamphetamine, typically consuming 2-3 grams of meth a day.
RICHARDS has three prior felony convictions. One for Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, one for Felony Robbery, and one for Felony Burglary. All of RICHARDS’ prior convictions carried with them a sentence that exceed one year in the state of Missouri, making RICHARDS a person prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).
In addition to the above facts, this defendant has been convicted of three different felonies. In addition to felony possession of a firearm and felony first-degree burglary, RICHARDS has been convicted of the violent felony of second-degree robbery.
Further, as noted above, when law enforcement attempted to contact RICHARDS, he immediately fled
area, leading law enforcement on a dangerous pursuit that resulted in him crashing his vehicle placing anyone nearby in immediate danger. Thus, based on the defendant’s violent and dangerous criminal history, plus his acts that prove him a flight risk, the United States avers that this defendant is both a flight risk and a danger to the community.
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