Two Hugo Individuals Plead Guilty To Methamphetamine Distribution And Firearm Possession

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that MICHAEL DANGELO JOHNSON, age 27, and LACEY SHARELL FREEMAN, age 27, both of Hugo, Oklahoma, pled guilty in federal court.

JOHNSON pled to one count of POSSESSION OF FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF DRUG TRAFFICKING CRIME, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c), punishable by not less than 5 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.

FREEMAN pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), punishable by not more than 20 years imprisonment, up to $1,000,000.00 fine or both.

The charges are a result of an investigation by the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The defendants were indicted in August, 2015.

The Indictment alleged that beginning on or about June 30, 2015, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, LACEY SHARELL FREEMAN, did knowingly and intentionally possess with the intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

It is also alleged that on or about June 30, 2015, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, MICHAEL DANGELO JOHNSON, did knowingly possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the guilty pleas and ordered the completion of presentence reports. The defendants will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Dean Burris represented the United States.