Bates County News

Monday, August 11, 2025

Grandview Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Deaths

On Thursday, August 7, 2025, 25-year-old Tiger Draggoo of Grandview was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison with 30 years of supervision upon his release.

In October 2024, Draggoo pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and three counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death.

All three deaths occurred in either Belton or Raymore in 2022.

The Jackson County Drug Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Belton Police Department, the Raymore Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) assisted in this case.



Ken Beard, 79 of Kansas City

  A Celebration of Life and Military Honors for Kenneth "Ken" Beard will be 11 a.m. Monday September 21, 2026 at the Schowengerdt ...