Marree Kavon Currie, 43, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced on Aug. 4 to serve 144 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
According to public records, officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department stopped Currie on August 22, 2025, after observing he was not wearing a seatbelt. During the stop, Currie informed officers there was a firearm inside the vehicle and officers recovered it. At that time, Currie had several prior felony convictions in Oklahoma County District Court for malicious injury to property; placing bodily fluids on a government employee; possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute; possession of drug proceeds; destruction of evidence; and felon in possession of a firearm.
Ballistics testing later connected the recovered firearm to a drive-by shooting that occurred eight days earlier when shots were fired into an occupied residence. Surveillance footage from the Flock system showed Currie’s vehicle within blocks of the scene minutes before the shooting. A digital extraction from his phone revealed it was powered off ten minutes before and powered back on ten minutes after the incident, which authorities said was consistent with attempts to avoid detection.
At sentencing, U.S. District Judge David L. Russell ordered Currie to serve twelve years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Judge Russell stated that Currie’s actions demonstrated disregard for the law and posed danger to public safety.
The case resulted from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Oklahoma City Police Department, and Moore Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Gridley prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma is part of the United States Department of Justice and covers 40 counties across western and central parts of Oklahoma while enforcing federal laws aimed at defending national security and protecting citizens through initiatives such as Project Safe Neighborhoods and Project Safe Childhood, according to its official website.