A Mission man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for possession of a machine gun and more than 40 grams of fentanyl.
In a news release, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas says Marquis V. Bridgeman, 28, entered a guilty plea to charges stemming from a December 2024 drive-by shooting and a high-speed chase in Kansas City, Kansas.
According to the release, the drive-by shooting did not result in any injuries.
As the Kansas Highway Patrol was investigating the drive-by shooting, they found that the license plate was registered to an apartment in Mission.
“Investigators saw Bridgeman exit the apartment and drive away in another vehicle,” the release says. “When a trooper attempted to stop Bridgeman, he led a high-speed chase across the state line into Kansas City, Missouri.”
The chase ended after law enforcement performed a “tactical intervention to disable the vehicle,” and Bridgeman was taken into custody.
“Inside the vehicle Bridgeman was driving during the chase, officers found keys to the other vehicle and two firearms, one of which was a Glock with a Glock-switch making it function as a machine gun,” the release says.
Investigators were able to compare casings and determined that the Glock was the weapon fired at the victim of the drive-by.
The vehicle that was used in the drive-by was searched, and law enforcement found another pistol along with a bag containing 140 grams of fentanyl.
During a search of his apartment, troopers found six more firearms, approximately 98 grams of cocaine, 1,396 fentanyl pills and approximately $50,000 in cash.
“While drug dealers with guns always cause grave concern, we are further alarmed seeing more criminals with firearms that are illegally converted into a machine gun capable of firing more rounds and causing more destruction within a short time,” U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauer is quoted as saying in the release. “Some people apparently think these illegal machine gun conversion devices are fun to collect and use; however, they are likely committing federal crimes, without being properly licensed and could end up spending a good amount of time in federal prison.”
The case was investigated by the Kansas Highway Patrol and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel.
State court records show Bridgeman has an extensive criminal history dating back to a juvenile case for felony theft and obstruction that originated in Lenexa. He has seven prior felony cases from Wyandotte, Johnson and Douglas counties.
