Muskogee, OK – Rickey Everett Ballard, age 29, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, recently entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.
The Superseding Indictment alleged that between May 1, 2024, and May 29, 2024, Ballard knowingly possessed a semiautomatic .300 blackout caliber pistol and twenty-nine rounds of ammunition after having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
The charges arose from an investigation by the Muskogee Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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.
Ballard will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly represented the United States.
The defendant, Rickey Everett Ballard, was charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The defendant, who is from Muskogee, Oklahoma, will face sentencing after a presentence investigation report is completed.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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