MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that DILLAN JAMES PARKER, age 24, of Beggs, Oklahoma, pled guilty to STEALING FIREARMS FROM A FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSED DEALER, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 924(m) and 2.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Checotah Police Department, the Okmulgee Police Department, the Okmulgee District Attorney’s Office, the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office, the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The defendant was indicted in July, 2016.
The Indictment alleged that on or about May 12, 2016, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, DILLAN JAMES PARKER did knowingly steal from Richy’s Gun & Pawn, a federal licensed firearms dealer, firearms.
The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion. The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.
The statutory range of punishment is not more than 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine or both.
Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
