Beggs Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Firearm, Ammunition

Beggs Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Firearm, Ammunition

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Feb. 21, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gerome William Davis, age 22, of Beggs, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Felon In Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00 or both.

The Indictment alleged that on or about Dec. 2, 2019, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, and knowing of said conviction, did knowingly possess in and affecting commerce a firearm, which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (“PSN") effort in the Eastern District of Oklahoma to reduce violent crime. PSN is an initiative led and coordinated by the United States Attorney’s Office.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

Special Assistant United States Attorney David Youll represented the United States.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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