Missouri Felon Caught With a Stolen Pistol in St. Charles Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
ST. LOUIS, Missouri — A felon from St. Charles, in St. Charles County, Missouri, has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term for possessing a firearm. The U.S. Department of Justice said on November 10, 2026 that U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Monday sentenced John Lafayette Hampton II, 50, to 15 years in prison.
Hampton was convicted by a jury on July 21 of one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Evidence at trial showed that on February 19, 2025, St. Charles Police Department officers stopped Hampton after he failed to stop at a stop sign. He told officers he had a pistol in the vehicle, which turned out to be stolen, and he also had methamphetamine and hallucinogenic mushrooms. He denied being a felon and claimed he had never had a driver's license, state ID card or Social Security number.
In a sentencing memo, Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip Voss wrote that Hampton's criminal history extends back more than two decades and includes about 14 felonies and 20 misdemeanors, including forgery, home repair fraud, theft of services, property damage, trespassing and violating orders of protection, and that he had issued threats against the court and law enforcement.
The St. Charles Police Department, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and the Alton Police Department investigated the case, which is part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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