Sequoyah County Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing a Firearm, Faces Up to 15 Years
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Lucas James Blackbird, 42, of Vian, in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, punishable by up to fifteen years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to the indictment, Blackbird had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment, and on May 12, 2026, he knowingly possessed a 12-gauge, break-open weapon made from a shotgun.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gerald L. Jackson accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. A U.S. district judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Blackbird will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chuck Sullivan represented the United States.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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