Checotah Man Sentenced To 94 Months For Firearm Possession

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joshua Dewayne Funburg, age 34, of Checotah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 94 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The charges arose from an investigation by the Checotah Police Department, the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

The Indictment alleged that on or about February 10, 2019, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, knowingly possessed in and affecting commerce, a Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc., Model P-32, .32 ACP caliber semi-automatic pistol, a firearm which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.

United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester said, “The defendant has a significant criminal history including multiple felony convictions, yet he possessed a firearm. This office and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to utilize resources and federal law to assist state, local, and tribal agencies in their ongoing efforts to combat violent crime. Working together, we will reduce violent crime.”
                                
The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.