KC Homeless Camp 'Mayor' Guilty Of Pushing Meth Near School

This story might have been lost in the mix this week but deserves attention given the dire circumstances on local streets that seem to be worsening despite the best efforts from authorities. 

For context . . . The lead image was taken by TKC quite some time ago when so many KCMO activists imagined that homeless camps were symbols of "resistance" and not just a sign of more desperate circumstances . . . 

Now, check the DOJ presser & more reporting . . .  

Ricky Lee Myers, also known as “The Mayor,” 63, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to more than 10 years in prison followed by six years of supervised release.

On May 21, 2025, Myers pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

According to court documents, on Oct. 23, 2024, Myers was inside the residential structure that he built in a homeless camp located on a dirt road extending from East 23rd St. roughly between Vine St. and Highland Avenue, in Kansas City, Missouri, when federal agents executed a search warrant there. This area is within 1,000 feet of a school.  In Myers’ residence, agents located a bag with approximately 60 grams of methamphetamine along with a firearm.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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