Dec 09, 2022

Man charged with helping KC-area inmates escape from jail

Posted Dec 09, 2022 1:00 AM
Perez-Martinez-photo Cass Co.
Perez-Martinez-photo Cass Co.

KANSAS CITY – A criminal complaint was filed Thursday in Federal Court charging two individuals with escaping confinement and a third individual with assisting them, according to the United State's Attorney.

Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, Kansas City and Sergio Perez Martinez, 43, Panorama City, CA, were charged in a two-count criminal complaint with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting in escape from confinement.

A third individual, Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., 64, Kansas City, was also charged in the complaint with a single count of aiding or assisting in the escape.

Sparks-photo Cass Co.
Sparks-photo Cass Co.

 Sparks and Perez Martinez, who escaped from the Cass County jail south of Kansas City, remain at large.

Williams, Sr. is scheduled to made his initial appearance before a federal Magistrate Judge Thursday afternoon and will remain in federal custody pending a detention hearing next week where the United States will argue for his continued pretrial detention pending resolution of the charge.

Anyone with information regarding the two escaped individuals are urged to contact law enforcement or the TIPS hotline at (816) 474-TIPS, 1-800-Call-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov if they wish to remain anonymous. The U.S. Marshals is offering a $5,000 reward for each individual for tips that lead to their capture.