Tahlequah Resident Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jonathon Roy Philpott, age 44, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count on a Superseding Indictment of Unlawful User of Controlled Substance in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine.

The Superseding Indictment alleged that on February 4, 2025, Philpott knew that he was an unlawful user of a controlled substance, and knowingly possessed a semi-automatic rifle, a semi-automatic pistol, and 39 rounds of ammunition.

The charge arose from an investigation by 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.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Philpott will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lewis M. Reagan represented the United States.