On Saturday, June 28, 2025, just before 10 a.m., Cass County deputies began pursuing a vehicle that was confirmed to have a stolen license plate, as it headed northbound on I-49 in Belton.
Moments
later, after driving at a high rate of speed, the driver pulled over in
Grandview.
The driver
complied with commands from deputies to exit the vehicle and was taken into
custody.
Dispatchers
confirmed the license plate was stolen out of Kansas City and the vehicle came
back as stolen out of Gladstone.
It was also
later confirmed that the vehicle was a different color before it was taken.
Deputies
conducted a search of the vehicle and located a loaded Glock 22C .40 Cal
handgun under the front passenger seat.
Additionally,
deputies located a 50-round drum magazine in the passenger seat floorboard.
The suspect
has been identified as 29-year-old Verdell Mays Jr. of Kansas City.
He’s been
charged with three felonies:
1.
Unlawful
Possession Of A Firearm - Dangerous Felon/Prior Conviction,
2.
Aggravated
Fleeing A Stop Or Detention, and
3.
Tampering
With A Motor Vehicle.
Mays also
faces a misdemeanor charge for Operating a Motor Vehicle in an Imprudent
Manner.
