Tahlequah Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Possession of Firearm, Ammunition

Tahlequah Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Possession of Firearm, Ammunition

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Aug. 12, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jack Dewayne Neugin, age 50, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The charges arose from an investigation by the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Indictment alleges that on or about April 27, 2018, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, who had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, knowingly possessed a firearm - a Hatfield single shot 20-gauge shotgun - and ammunition, which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Sarah McAmis represented the United States.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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