Tahlequah Man Sentenced To 120 Months For Firearm Possession

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that JULIUS FERRELL BLACK, age 30, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARM within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).

BLACK was convicted of this offense following a jury trial held on November 1-2, 2016. The offense took place on or about June 29, 2016.

The investigation was conducted by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. The defendant will remain in custody pending transportation to the designated federal facility at which the nonparoleable sentence will be served.

Assistant United States Attorney Timothy Hammer and Assistant United States Attorney Chris Wilson represented the United States.