Press Release
Braggs Resident Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Unregistered Destructive Device
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that John Leroy Pruitt, III, age 44, of Braggs, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Possession Of Unregistered Firearm (Destructive Device), in violation of Title 26, United States Code, Sections 5861(d), 5841 and 5871, punishable by not more than 120 months’ imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
The Indictment alleged that on or about January 8, 2020, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, did knowingly possess a destructive device, which is a firearm, as defined in Title 26, United States Code, Section 5845, not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
The charges arose from an investigation by the Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 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 and Assistant United States Attorney Cameron McEwen represented the United States.
Updated May 11, 2021
Topic
Firearms Offenses