November 8, 2026
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to firearm and drug charges stemming from a 2025 traffic stop that led to a police pursuit in St. Francois County.
U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine sentenced Wendell Mosley, 36, on Thursday, November 5, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri. The sentence is equivalent to nine years and two months.
Authorities said a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper stopped Mosley in a Ford Taurus on U.S. Highway 67 on August 26, 2025. During the stop, Mosley ran from the trooper, returned to the vehicle and drove south on the highway, according to federal prosecutors.
After crashing the car, Mosley fled on foot and discarded a bag before being arrested. Troopers later recovered the bag, which contained a 9 mm handgun and 232 capsules containing oxycodone, prosecutors said.
Mosley pleaded guilty in August 2026 to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute oxycodone.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jolene Taaffe prosecuted it.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, November 5, 2026.
