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# Federal Other Offense Sentences in the Western District of Missouri, FY2016–2025
- URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-other-sentences-western-district-of-missouri/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:36:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:36:39.000Z
- Description: The U.S. Sentencing Commission lists 20 people sentenced in the Western District of Missouri in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 under its "Other" offense type. Of those, 8 (40%) received a prison term, with a median of 29 months (2.4 years), and 11 (55%) received probation only. All 20 pleaded guilty.
- Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart
- Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal

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**In brief:** The U.S. Sentencing Commission lists 20 people sentenced in the Western District of Missouri in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 under its "Other" offense type. Of those, 8 (40%) received a prison term, with a median of 29 months (2.4 years), and 11 (55%) received probation only. All 20 pleaded guilty.

Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025

This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 20 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/).

## What the "Other" Offense Type Means

"Other" is a catch-all category used by the U.S. Sentencing Commission. It holds cases whose primary guideline does not fit the Commission's named offense types, such as drugs, fraud, or firearms. It is not one kind of crime.

In this district, the most common primary guideline was §2D2.2 (Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Forgery, Fraud, Deception, or Subterfuge), with 7 people. Each of 3 other guidelines had 3 people: §2A5.2 (Interference with Flight Crew Member or Flight Attendant), §2X5.2 (Class A Misdemeanors (Not Covered by Another Specific Offense Guideline)), and §2D3.1 (Regulatory Offenses Involving Registration Numbers).

Because the category mixes unlike offenses, the figures below describe a mixed group.

## Prison Terms and Probation

Of the 20 people, 8 (40%) received a prison term and 11 (55%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. For all 94 districts, 38% of people in this offense type were sent to prison, which is about the same share as here.

Among the 8 people sent to prison, a quarter received 46.5 months or more, and a quarter received 16.8 months or less. For all 94 districts, the median prison term for this offense type was 0.2 months, so the district median of 29 months is higher.

The median prison term for all offenses in this district was 72 months.

## Sentences Mostly Within the Guideline Range

Of the 20 sentences, 80% (16) were within the guideline range. The other 20% (4) were below the range without a government request. None was above the range, and none was below it at the government's request.

For all 94 districts, 90% of sentences in this offense type were within the range. For all offenses in this district, 38% were. The share here is lower than the national figure for this type and higher than the district-wide figure.

## Pleas, Mandatory Minimums, and Supervised Release

All 20 (100%) pleaded guilty, and none was convicted after a trial. Among the guilty pleas, 80% had a written plea agreement and 20% were straight pleas with no agreement.

A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 2 of the 20 people (10%).

Supervised release after prison was ordered for 8 people (40%), with a median term of 36 months. A fine was ordered for 3 (15%) and restitution for 7 (35%).

## Counts by Year

Of the 20 people, 8 were sentenced in fiscal years 2016 to 2019 and 12 in fiscal years 2020 to 2025\. Federal fiscal years begin on October 1.

Yearly counts range from 1 to 7 people. The table below shows a median of 19 months for 2024, when 7 people were sentenced, and medians as high as 78 months in years with 2 people. Counts this small do not show a trend.

Where the table shows "n/a", a median prison term could not be reported for that year.

| Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty |
| ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| 2016        | 2                | 78 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2017        | 2                | 23 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2018        | 3                | 76.5 months   | 3 of 3         |
| 2019        | 1                | 6 months      | 1 of 1         |
| 2021        | 2                | 31 months     | 2 of 2         |
| 2022        | 1                | n/a           | 1 of 1         |
| 2024        | 7                | 19 months     | 7 of 7         |
| 2025        | 2                | n/a           | 2 of 2         |

## Criminal History and Caseload Share

In the Commission's data, 75% were in the lowest criminal history category (category I) and 5% in the highest (category VI). Court-martial records have no criminal history field.

This district sentenced 7,571 people across all offense types in these years, and "Other" cases were less than 1% of them.

## What the Numbers Do Not Cover

The Commission counts only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in the data, and the prison terms are the terms imposed, not time served.

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are in this district. Courts-martial are tried in military courts, not in this federal district court.

### How We Counted

Everyone sentenced in federal court in the Western District of Missouri (U.S. Sentencing Commission district label "Missouri West") in fiscal years 2016 to 2025 whose offense type was "Other" (20). Offense types are the Commission's OFFGUIDE categories.

Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records.

### What to Keep in Mind

**No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served.

**Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial.

**Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart.

**Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually.

**How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less.

**Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge.

## Related Analysis

- [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article)
- [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts)
- [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method)
- [Federal Sentences in the Western District of Missouri, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-district-western-district-of-missouri/) (overview)
- [Federal Drug Trafficking Sentences in the Western District of Missouri, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-drug-trafficking-sentences-western-district-of-missouri/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Firearms Sentences in the Western District of Missouri, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-firearms-sentences-western-district-of-missouri/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Fraud, Theft, and Embezzlement Sentences in the Western District of Missouri, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-fraud-theft-embezzlement-sentences-western-district-of-missouri/) (same district, other offense type)
- [Federal Child Pornography Sentences in the Western District of Missouri, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-child-pornography-sentences-western-district-of-missouri/) (same district, other offense type)
- [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)
- [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source)

**About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.