Felon Sentenced for Possessing Rocket Launcher, Drugs, and Firearms

TULSA, Okla. – A prior felon living in Tulsa was sentenced today for possessing a spent military rocket launcher, drugs, and firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour sentenced Deangelo LaShawn Favors, 48, for Felon in Possession of Firearms; Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking; and Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises. Favors was ordered to serve 360 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. 

In 2024, agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics began an investigation into bulk fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution in Oklahoma. Agents received a tip in the fall of 2024 that stated Favors was storing bulk quantities of fentanyl in Tulsa. A tracker was placed on Favors' vehicle, which led agents to his apartment and storage unit. When agents executed a search warrant on Favors' apartment and storage unit, they found a spent military rocket launcher that belonged to the United States, several firearms, more than 1.9 pounds of fentanyl, more than 4.4 pounds of cocaine, and over 14 pounds of methamphetamine. 

Court records show that Favors has been convicted of several felonies, including aggravated assault, illegal drug and firearm possession in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Favors will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics, the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Division of Drug Enforcement, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Tulsa Field Office, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyson McCoy prosecuted the case.