KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man who carried a pistol into Truman Medical Center was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
Charles Eugene Glasgow, Jr., 42, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to five years and four months in federal prison without parole.
On Nov. 14, 2016, Glasgow pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Glasgow was in possession of a Soc.it.F.lli 6.35mm pistol when he walked into Truman Medical Center on Jan. 4, 2016. Glasgow said he wanted to visit a person at the hospital, but when told there was no one by that name in the hospital, began to change the last names of the person he wanted to visit. Glasgow was told he would not be granted access to the hospital floors and was instructed to leave.
Glasgow became belligerent and refused to leave the property. Security officers attempted to take him into custody for trespassing. As several officers attempted to restrain Glasgow to arrest him, Glasgow refused to take his hand out of his pocket and ignored repeated orders to show his hands. One of the security officers was able to see part of a gun and at that time three other security officers jumped on Glasgow and took him to the ground, where they were able to remove the gun from his pocket and place him in handcuffs.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Glasgow has a 2002 federal felony conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, for which he was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison without parole. According to court documents, Glasgow also has a prior felony conviction for robbery, prior to his first federal firearm conviction, as well as felony convictions for terrorist threats and assault since his release from federal prison. Glasgow’s prior criminal history spans 25 years and includes 30 adult municipal, misdemeanor and felony convictions for an assortment of offenses in 10 different city, state and federal jurisdictions in four different states.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison D. Dunning. It was investigated by the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.