Broken Arrow Man Pleads Guilty To Firearm Possession

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that CHARLES DWANE BROWN, age 43, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, pled guilty to FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2)., punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine or both.

The Indictment alleged that on or about May 6, 2016, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, CHARLES DWANE BROWN a/k/a Charles Dewayne Brown, a/k/a Charles Duane Brown, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly possess in and affecting commerce, a firearm.

Charges arose from an investigation by the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Steven P. Shreder, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.

Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.