Okmulgee County Resident Pleads Guilty To Felon In Possession Of An Explosive

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Steven William Burden, age 46, of Henryetta, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of an Explosive.

The Indictment alleged that on November 16, 2020, Burden knowingly possessed thirty-one semi-gelatin dynamite sticks after having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Tulsa Police Department.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, 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.

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