Raytown Man Sentenced to 74 Months for Using Gun During CVS Robbery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Rayton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for using a firearm to rob a CVS pharmacy. Ta’Rod Glenel Perkins, 28, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Brian C. Wimes to six years and two months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for using a firearm during an armed robbery of a CVS pharmacy in Kansas City, Mo. On Jan. 21, 2026, Perkins, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lajuan M. Counts to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, specifically a robbery of a CVS pharmacy store. At the time Perkins robbed the CVS, he was on federal supervised release related to another federal prosecution. Perkins’s sentence includes his sentence for violating his conditions of supervised release by robbing the CVS. According to the written plea agreement, Perkins admitted that on Feb. 13, 2025, he entered a CVS in Kansas City, Mo., wearing a mask, a black coat, blue jeans, and gloves. Witnesses reported that the robber had a handgun and stated: “I want promethazine and oxy. I don’t want any trouble. Just give me Promethazine and Oxy.” Perkins jumped over the counter and grabbed a red tub that was filled with controlled substances. CVS employees were able to place a tracking device in the red tub that Perkins stole. This tracker led investigators to a residence in Belton, Mo., where Perkins was found. Investigators obtained a search warrant of the residence and found clothing worn by the robber during the robbery. A firearm was later recovered from a neighbor who found it hidden under a barbeque grill on the deck. Law enforcement officials swabbed the firearm for genetic material and DNA comparative analysis tended to show that Perkins’s DNA was present on the firearm. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Trey Alford. It was investigated by Kansas City, Mo. Police Department, the Belton, Mo. Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation. Operation Take Back America This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.