Durant Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Charge

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Henry Tyler Allen, age 34, of Durant, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

The Indictment alleged that on September 24, 2024, Allen possessed a 9mm semi-automatic pistol which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce, after having been convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.

The charge arose from investigations by the Durant Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, 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. Allen was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Gross represented the United States.