Whitesboro Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Distribution And Ammunition Possession

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that KENNY RAY SMITH, age 52, of Whitesboro, Oklahoma, 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 a $1,000,000.00 fine or both and FELON IN POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000.00 or both.

The Indictment alleged that on or about February 13, 2015, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant 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 was further alleged that on or about February 13, 2015, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, did knowingly possess in and affecting commerce, ammunition which had been shipped and transported in interstate commerce.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the District 16 District Attorney’s Drug Task Force.

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 a presentence report.  Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.  The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Chris Wilson represented the United States.