Stilwell Resident Sentenced For Possessing Stolen Firearm

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robey Lee Butler, age 36, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to three years’ probation for one count of Possession of Stolen Firearm.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sallisaw Police Department, and the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office.

On January 13, 2025, Butler pleaded guilty to the charge.  According to investigators, on November 7, 2023, law enforcement discovered Butler in possession of a semi-automatic rifle.  That rifle was later revealed to be stolen out of McCurtain, Oklahoma, in LeFlore County.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jarrod A. Leaman, and Lewis M. Reagan and represented the United States.