Oklahoma Felon Sentenced to 46 Months for Loaded Firearm and Methamphetamine

TULSA, Okla., May 8, 2026 — A prior felon was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for possessing a loaded firearm and methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma announced.

The defendant, identified in the Justice Department release as a convicted felon prohibited from firearm possession, pleaded guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession of methamphetamine. The court imposed the sentence in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

The felon must also serve three years of supervised release after prison and forfeit the firearm and ammunition.

The scope covers a single defendant whose conduct combined illegal drug possession with a prohibited firearm. Federal law bars felons from possessing firearms under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The methamphetamine charge falls under 21 U.S.C. § 844. The case produced no broader population impact or dollar forfeiture amount beyond the specific weapon and drugs seized.

The sentence changes the defendant's status from pretrial detention or release to immediate incarceration. Prior to sentencing the defendant faced a maximum of 10 years on the firearm count. The new state requires the Bureau of Prisons to designate a facility within 30 days of the May 8 judgment and begins the 46-month term upon designation.

Supervised release commences the day after release from prison.

Downstream the sentence obligates the U.S. Probation Office to prepare a post-release supervision plan within the final 90 days of incarceration. It also requires the defendant to report to a probation officer immediately upon release and submit to drug testing.

The forfeiture order compels the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to destroy or dispose of the firearm per agency protocol. Federal prosecutors may use the conviction in any future charging decisions if the defendant reoffends.

This case follows standard application of the Armed Career Criminal Act considerations and Sentencing Guidelines for felon-in-possession cases involving drugs. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma has pursued similar combined drug-firearm prosecutions in the region for the past three years under Department of Justice priorities targeting repeat offenders.

The Justice Department release supplies all details of the offense, plea, and penalty.