Adair County Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing 244 Firearms

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that James Michael Young, Jr., age 43, of Bunch, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, punishable by statutory up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment charged Young with knowingly possessing 244 firearms and 40 rounds of ammunition on October 29, 2024, after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, 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.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Young will remain on bond with conditions of release pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly represented the United States.