A 54-year-old man from Antlers, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for a firearms charge.
Troy Lynn Hughes was convicted of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(l).
The charge stems from an investigation by the District 17 District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, Pushmataha County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Hughes was indicted in November 2013 and pled guilty in April 2014.
The indictment alleged that on or about September 13, 2012, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly possess in and affecting commerce, firearms which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing.
Hughes will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending transportation to the designated federal prison at which he will serve his nonparolable sentence.
Assistant United States Attorney Kyle Waters represented the United States.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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