Tahlequah Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearms And Ammunition

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that David Dewey McDaniel, age 42, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information of one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Information charged McDaniel with knowingly possessing one .22 Magnum caliber revolver, one .223 Remington caliber break-open rifle, and assorted ammunition on January 31, 2025, after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.

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.

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

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia Staubus and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz represented the United States.