Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession Following Shooting

OKLAHOMA CITY – KEANO DENZELL THREATS, 26, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 57 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

According to public record, on March 29, 2023, Oklahoma City Police Department (OCPD) officers responded to an apartment on a reported assault. At the residence, OCPD spoke with a victim who reported that Threats had pointed a firearm at him, threatened him, and fired the weapon near his head. Threats was taken into custody, and officers recovered a firearm from the apartment.

On May 3, 2023, a federal grand jury charged Threats with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Threats pleaded guilty on July 15, 2025, and admitted that he possessed a firearm despite his felony conviction. Federal law prohibits felons from possessing firearms or ammunition.

At a sentencing hearing on January 6, 2026, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick sentenced Threats to serve 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In announcing the sentence, the Court noted the need to protect the public from further crimes of Threats and his history and characteristics. 

Public record reflects that Threats has previous felony convictions in Oklahoma County District Court, including convictions for assault and battery on a juvenile affairs officer in case number CF-2017-3225, and domestic abuse by strangulation and domestic abuse in the presence of a child in case number CF-2019-4220.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and OCPD. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary E. Walters prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation 922 and Operation Shots Fired, the Western District of Oklahoma’s implementation of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the Department of Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Operation 922 prioritizes prosecution of federal firearms violations connected to domestic violence. Operation Shots Fired targets cases involving individuals who discharge firearms as part of their criminal activity, including drive-by shootings or shots fired during robberies, domestic disputes, or other incidents. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit justice.gov/psn.

Reference is made to public filings for additional information.