Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A Tulsa resident, Marcus Antonio Jones, was sentenced on April 28 to 51 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced.
Jones, age 46, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge John D. Russell. He will also serve two years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
According to the press release, police responded to an apartment in July 2025 after reports that Jones had discharged a shotgun inside the residence while intoxicated and with a juvenile present. Officers executed a search warrant at the scene and found a 12-gauge shotgun in Jones’s bedroom along with spent shells and additional ammunition. Court records indicate that Jones has previous convictions for first-degree manslaughter as well as domestic assault and battery by strangulation.
The case was investigated by the Tulsa Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mallory Richard prosecuted the case.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma is part of the U.S. Department of Justice as outlined on its official website. The office covers eleven counties in northeastern Oklahoma including Tulsa County according to its official website and employs more than sixty-five Assistant United States Attorneys according to its official website. The organization enforces federal laws through impartial litigation and strategic partnerships designed to enhance community safety according to its official website.
Johnson said Project Safe Neighborhoods brings together law enforcement agencies at all levels "to strategically address and reduce violent crime, in collaboration with other agencies and organizations that serve communities." The office contributes to community safety through these enforcement efforts according to its official website.
