A Texas man has admitted to federal gun charges, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced yesterday. Jeffrey Wayne Thompson, a 48-year-old resident of Fort Worth, Texas, entered a guilty plea to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as stated in an official release on the United States Attorney’s Office.
Thompson's charges sprouted from a joint investigation by local and federal agencies; namely the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tackled the case which culminated on February 21, 2023, when he was found with a firearm and a half dozen rounds. After his previous conviction of a crime with a punishment exceeding a year in prison, this possession contravened the law.
Before Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Thompson offered his plea. Following the plea, Judge Snow commissioned a presentence investigation report to accurately gauge the sentencing measure. Remaining free on bond, Thompson now waits for the courts to decide his sentence.
Representation for the U.S. took the form of Assistant United States Attorney Michael E. Robinson.
