Date: May 28, 2025
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Kansas City, MO ¡ª An Independence, Mo., man has been charged in federal court with possessing over two kilograms of cocaine and illegally possessing three firearms.
Jacob N. Dodge was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., on Tuesday, May 27. The complaint charges Dodge with participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The complaint alleges investigators attempted to arrest Dodge on May 23, 2025, after a controlled drug evidence purchase. Members of the Kansas City, Mo., police department tactical unit attempted to initiate a high-risk car stop utilizing a vehicle intervention tactic, also known as a ¡°VIT¡±. Dodge maneuvered his vehicle out of the VIT and fled at a high rate of speed. Three tactical vehicles attempted the VIT maneuver again, and Dodge purposely struck the occupied police vehicles with his vehicle. Police successfully disabled Dodge¡¯s vehicle in the front yard of a residence and arrested Dodge. Investigators executed a federal search warrant on Dodge¡¯s residence and searched Dodge and his vehicle after he was arrested.
Investigators found over 2 kilograms of cocaine, 290 kilograms of marijuana, 251 kilograms of THC wax, 852 kilograms of THC vapes, 125 kilograms of THC syrup, 44 kilograms of THC edibles, 24 kilograms of miscellaneous THC items, 35 kilograms of THC resin, 5 kilograms of psilocybin mushrooms, 250 kilograms of psilocybin mushroom bars, and 46 grams of LSD. Investigators also found $78,943 in cash and 6 firearms.
The charges contained in this complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica L. Jennings. It was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, the FBI, the Independence, Missouri Police Department, and the Johnson County, Kansas Sheriff¡¯s Office.
IRS-CI is the criminal investigative arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money-laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. IRS-CI special agents are the only federal law enforcement agents with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code, obtaining a 90% federal conviction rate. The agency has 20 field offices located across the U.S. and 14 attach¨¦ posts abroad.