Tulsa Felons Indicted in Armed PCP Trafficking Ring

Armed and unrelenting, a trio of Tulsa felons stands accused of running a violent PCP distribution ring under the shadow of federal law. Osakwe Bandele Jr., 31, Marvin Leon Bowie Jr., 40, and Larry Charles Hutton Jr., 47, were indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2021 on charges tied to drug trafficking, illegal firearms, and assault in Indian Country — a brutal operation stitched together with loaded guns and loaded doses of phencyclidine.

Each man faces multiple counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition — Bandele for possession of an AR-15 .223 rifle, Glock .40, Smith & Wesson 9mm, and Ruger .223 rifle on separate 2020 dates; Bowie and Hutton for possession of a Beretta .40, Glock .357, and Llama .45 on September 29, 2021. All three are charged with aiding and abetting possession of PCP with intent to distribute, and with maintaining a drug-involved premise where the hallucinogen was dealt and used.

Firearms weren’t just tools — they were weapons. Count 6 charges the trio with using, carrying, and possessing firearms during and in relation to their drug trafficking. Count 8, a superseding charge, alleges they carried, brandished, and discharged guns during a crime of violence. Bowie, separately, is charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country after allegedly striking a man in the head with a firearm on July 9, 2021 — an act that blurred the line between drug enforcement and street terror.

Bandele faces additional scrutiny over two separate 2020 incidents: on May 7 and May 13, he allegedly possessed multiple rifles and pistols as a convicted felon, stacking firepower with no regard for federal prohibitions. Authorities say the weapons were integral to the operation, not incidental — each round loaded with intent, each transaction guarded by threat.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tulsa Police Department led the investigation, peeling back layers of criminal activity rooted in addiction and armed control. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan E. Michel is prosecuting the case under docket 21-CR-466, where the burden now shifts to proving every charge beyond a reasonable doubt.

These indictments mark the latest strike in a broader federal push against drug-fueled violence in Oklahoma’s Indian Country. While the defendants remain presumed innocent until proven guilty, the charges paint a harrowing picture: a network built on PCP, protected by pistols, and punctuated by violence — now facing the full weight of the U.S. justice system.