Kansas City man charged with federal gun crime after arrest at local club

Kansas Department of Corrections photo of Dion Marcell Jones.

A 21-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged with felony gun possession following a Sunday morning arrest at Magic Lounge, 804 W. 24th St.

Dion Marcell Jones was arrested after police responded to Magic Lounge following a concert that had performers and attendees from a “criminal street gang from the Kansas City, Kan.” area, according to the criminal complaint.

The same gang had been “involved in numerous incidences involving firearm violence over several years.”

Officers walking through the parking lot of Magic noticed a Glock brand handgun concealed under the front seat of a Chevrolet Impala shortly after 1 a.m. Police conducted surveillance on the vehicle, and when Jones entered the car, arrested him.

Jones is currently on probation stemming from a 2012 drug-selling conviction out of Wyandotte County. Jones has been transferred from the Douglas County Jail to federal custody.