Choctaw County Resident Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Firearm And Ammunition

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jimmy Dale Kelley, a/k/a Jimmy Dale Kelly, a/k/a Jimmy Dale Robinson, age 38, of Grant, Oklahoma, was sentenced to time served for one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office.

On May 27, 2025, Kelley pleaded guilty to the charge.  According to investigators, on August 9, 2024, deputies responding to a reported shooting discovered Kelley in possession of a .357 Magnum revolver and spent rounds of ammunition.  At the time of the incident, Kelley had been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob R. Parker represented the United States.