Antonio Laringo Knox, Crack Cocaine Manufacturing, Oklahoma 2025

A Midwest City man is facing over a decade behind bars for his role in manufacturing crack cocaine and possessing firearms after a previous felony conviction.

According to court documents, Antonio Laringo Knox, 53, was sentenced to serve 160 months in federal prison, followed by 8 years of supervised release, on January 31, 2025.

The sentence stems from a federal grand jury indictment returned on January 17, 2024, charging Knox with manufacturing cocaine base, commonly known as crack cocaine, and being a felon in possession of firearms.

A two-day trial in November 2024 resulted in a federal jury conviction of Knox on these two charges. Evidence presented at trial revealed that on September 12, 2023, Oklahoma City Police Department officers executed a search warrant at Knox's home, where they found cocaine base, razor blades, digital scales, ammunition, and firearms.

Knox admitted to manufacturing the cocaine base recovered during the search. This admission, along with his criminal history, was taken into consideration during the sentencing process.

Knox's criminal history includes convictions in Oklahoma County District Court for conspiring to distribute a controlled dangerous substance in case number CF-2004-3693 and possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction in case number CF-2006-6617.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Oklahoma City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen Hoch and Matthew Anderson prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdok/pr/midwest-city-man-sentenced-serve-160-months-federal-prison-manufacturing-crack-cocaine