Muskogee Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Crime

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Deland Ray Sam, age 64, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.

The Indictment charged Sam with knowingly possessing one .40 caliber pistol and 10 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition on June 21, 2021, after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Muskogee Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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.  Sam will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.

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