Sequoyah County resident pleads guilty to illegally possessing firearm (DOJ)

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Lucas James Blackbird, age 42, of Vian, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment charged Blackbird with knowingly possessing a 12-gauge, break-open weapon made from a shotgun on May 12, 2026, after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Blackbird will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Chuck Sullivan represented the United States.