Ada Woman Pleads Guilty To False Statement In Acquisition Of A Firearm

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Reagan Sydney Clark, age 22, of Ada, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to False Statement In Acquisition Of A Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(a)(6) and 924(a)(1)(A), punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.

The Indictment alleged that on or about November 30, 2018, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, in connection with the acquisition of a firearm, to wit:  One (1) Walther, Model CCP, 9x19mm caliber semi-automatic pistol, serial number WK066579, from GUNRUNNERS, a licensed dealer of firearms within the meaning of Chapter 44, Title 18, United States Code, knowingly made a false and fictitious written statement to GUNRUNNERS, which statement was intended and likely to deceive GUNRUNNERS, as to a fact material to the lawfulness of such sale of the said firearm to the defendant under Chapter 44 of Title 18, in that the defendant represented she was the actual transferee/buyer of the firearm. 

The charges arose from an investigation by the Ada Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.   

Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.