Federal Jury Convicts Kansas Resident Of Illegally Possessing Firearm And Ammunition

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Ramone Antuane Newman, age 36, of Olathe, Kansas, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition.

The jury trial began with testimony on February 17, 2026, and concluded on February 18, 2026, with the guilty verdict.

During the trial, the United States presented evidence that on February 2, 2024, while attempting to elude law enforcement during a high-speed chase, Newman threw a Glock handgun and magazine loaded with four rounds from the vehicle. Law enforcement successfully apprehended Newman near the entrance to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant and recovered the firearm and magazine in the area where they were thrown from the vehicle. At the time of the chase, Newman had been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison and was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

The guilty verdict was the result of investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the McAlester Police Department, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Police Department, the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office, the Savanna Police Department, and the Choctaw Lighthorse Police.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, Senior District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the trial and ordered the completion of a presentence report. The sentencing will be scheduled following completion of the report. Newman will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals until sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Gross and Jonathan E. Soverly represented the United States.