Boswell Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joe Clay Harris, age 39, of Boswell, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

The Indictment alleged that on April 6, 2024, Harris knowingly possessed methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, intending to distribute it, and that Harris knowingly possessed a .22 caliber semi-automatic rifle and five rounds of .22 caliber ammunition after having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Hugo Police Department, the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office, and 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.  Harris will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard J. Lorenz represented the United States.