Hugo Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm And Child Sex Abuse Materials Charges

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Chayse Anthony Beard, age 24, of Hugo, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information of one count of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm and one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.

The Information alleged that on July 17, 2024, Beard knowingly possessed one Remington, model SPR100, 20ga, with a barrel of less than 18 inches in length, and one Aero Precision, model X15, 300 Blackout caliber, with a barrel of less than 16 inches in length and an overall length less than 26 inches, which were not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.

Additionally, the Information alleged that on July 17, 2024, Beard knowingly possessed, and accessed with intent to view, visual depictions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Durant Police Department.

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.  Beard was remanded into the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Satter represented the United States.