Kansas City Suspect Earns Probation After Drug Deal Turned Deadly

Local news features the mugshot that might show us that local prosecutions (or lack thereof) are failing just about every demographic in the metro.

Meanwhile, we focus on the deets of the case . . . Check-it:

"Guilty to one count of Delivery of a Controlled Substance Except for 35 Grams or Less of Marijuana or Synthetic Cannabinoid after he was involved in a drug deal that ended with 19-year-old Lucas Jester being shot and killed.

"Originally, SUSPECT was facing second-degree murder charges for Jester’s death, but the charge was dismissed in 2022. "

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

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