Mo. U.S. Attorney: Springfield Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Trafficking, Fatal Shooting
January 22, 2025
January 22, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025:
A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate criminal cases for drug trafficking and fatally shooting another person.
Austin A. Ball, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 25 years in federal prison without parole.
On April 30, 2024, Ball pleaded guilty . . .
A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate criminal cases for drug trafficking and fatally shooting another person.
Austin A. Ball, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 25 years in federal prison without parole.
On April 30, 2024, Ball pleaded guilty . . .