Muskogee, Oklahoma – Eduardo Garcia, aka Eduardo Garcia Olvera, aka Eduardo Olvera Garcia, aka ‘Lalo’, a 55-year-old Tahlequah resident, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
The charges arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in November 2022. Garcia was discovered in possession of one 20 GA Browning Light Twenty shotgun, one 20 GA Mossberg model 185K shotgun, one 9mm Ruger PC Carbine, and one completely built AR-15 style upper receiver in 5.56 NATO caliber, together with 19 empty gun boxes for manufactured firearms and over 2,900 rounds of ammunition.
At the time Garcia possessed the firearms, he had been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and was prohibited from possessing firearms. The investigation revealed that five of those gun boxes bore serial numbers that matched firearms purchased for Garcia.
The investigation also revealed that between October 2021 and October 2022, Eric Lopez, Eric Jesus Lopez, Savanna Jade Lopez, Christian Lopez, and Francisco Hernandez purchased a total of 107 firearms from four licensed firearms retailers in the Tahlequah and Muskogee areas. Each of the defendants falsely stated on a Department of Justice ATF Form 4473 that they were the actual buyers of the firearms.
Eduardo Garcia, aka Eduardo Garcia Olvera, aka Eduardo Olvera Garcia, aka ‘Lalo’, is a 55-year-old Tahlequah resident. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm on May 18, 2023. He is currently being held at a federal correctional facility.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the sentencing. United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson stated that enforcing federal firearm regulations is a crucial part of protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens and ensuring public safety.
ATF Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey C. Boshek II stated that when family and friends choose to commit crime together, they become felons together. Federal firearms laws are designed to keep weapons from those that shouldn’t have them, and today’s sentencing is a notice to all that ATF and its partners will relentlessly pursue those who choose to ignore them.
Related Federal Cases
- Kiah John Pritchett, Involuntary Manslaughter and Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Oklahoma 2021 · Oklahoma
- Danny Ray Gordon, III, Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, Oklahoma 2024 · Oklahoma
- Adam Alshekhly, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Oklahoma 2024 · Oklahoma
- Adam Alshekhly, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, Oklahoma 2024 · Oklahoma
- Laura Gema Carroll, Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, Oklahoma 2024 · Oklahoma
Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
