Idabel Resident Pleads Guilty To Stealing Firearms From A Federal Firearms Licensed Dealer

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that J’Quarius J’Vontay Austin, age 18, of Idabel, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Stealing Firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensed Dealer.

The Indictment alleged that on December 23, 2024, Austin knowingly stole four semi-automatic pistols from a licensed firearms dealer.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Broken Bow Police Department, and the Idabel Police Department.

The Honorable D. Edward Snow, 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.  Austin will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Gross represented the United States.