Park Hill Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kenny Ray Jackson, age 65, of Park Hill, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition.

The Indictment alleged that on July 29, 2024, Jackson knowingly possessed one .22 caliber, semi-automatic rifle, one .30-.30 caliber, lever action rifle, and one 12 gauge, break open shotgun, together with 54 rounds of assorted caliber ammunition, after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year imprisonment.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Cherokee County Sheriff’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.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Soverly represented the United States.