Antjuan Lamont Gaines, a 47-year-old from Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after a motel shooting incident. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gaines was convicted of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and illegal possession of a firearm post a felony conviction.
On a June night last year, a shooting was reported at an Oklahoma City motel. After attempting to depart the motel in her vehicle, the victim was shot at multiple times from a separate vehicle by an unknown assailant, who was later identified as Gaines. In a statement obtained by U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester's office, it was noted that no injuries resulted from the incident. A firearm and upwards of 140 grams of methamphetamine were discovered during a warranted search of Gaines's motel room.
Gaines's criminal history includes multiple felonies, such as larceny, assault and battery on a police officer, and drug possession, judging from the cited convictions. He added to his record through a federal Grand Jury indictment on September 17, 2024, for his most recent offenses. Gaines submitted a guilty plea on January 8, and acknowledged his possession of the illicit drug and firearm.
Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti decided Gaines was to serve 162 months in prison on July 22. He underscored the severity of the crime at the sentencing. “Operation Shots Fired,” a project designed to decrease gun violence and enforce firearm laws, was part of highlighting this case which seeks to address those who use guns as part of their criminal undertakings, as said by the Department of Justice. This includes drive-by shootings or shots fired during various criminal activities, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office announcement.
The FBI's Oklahoma City Field Office and the Oklahoma City Police Department conducted the investigation leading to Gaines's sentence. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Laney Ellis, funded by a Project Safe Neighborhoods grant, served as the prosecutor.
