Eufaula Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Crimes

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Frank William Shouse, age 69, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine, and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, both punishable by up to 20 years of imprisonment.

The Indictment alleged that on August 21, 2025, Shouse knowingly and intentionally distributed a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.  The Indictment also alleged that on August 29, 2025, Shouse knowingly and intentionally possessed a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine with intent to distribute it.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office, the McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office, and the District 18 District Attorney’s Office.

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.

Shouse will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz represented the United States.