Andrew Tyler Blankenship, a 39-year-old resident of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing ammunition after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The sentencing was announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the Sallisaw Police Department. According to court records, Blankenship pleaded guilty on November 10, 2025. Authorities stated that on July 24, 2024, Blankenship knowingly possessed eight rounds of ammunition despite having previously been convicted for battery (domestic violence) in Putnam County, Florida.
Senior District Judge Ronald A. White presided over the hearing at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Blankenship will remain in U.S. Marshals Service custody until he is transported to a federal prison facility to serve his sentence without parole.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan E. Soverly and Lewis Reagan prosecuted the case.
