Carter County Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearms

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Michael Paul King, age 50, of Lone Grove, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

The Indictment charged King with knowingly possessing a 7.62x25mm semi-automatic pistol and a .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol on June 30, 2024, after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Ardmore Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable D. Edward Snow, U.S. 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.

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

Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Conway represented the United States.