KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 48-year-old Kansas City man accused of being involved in a hit-and-run crash has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm that was found in his car when he crashed during a police chase.
James C. Coleman pleaded guilty Friday to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Prosecutors say Coleman was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Kansas City in October 2017.
Police saw Coleman’s car after the crash and began a pursuit, which stopped when Coleman’s car hit a utility pole.
Prosecutors say a police officer saw a loaded Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol and baggies of what was later determined to be cocaine inside Coleman’s vehicle.
Coleman has three prior felony convictions for drug trafficking and a prior felony conviction for stealing.
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