TULSA, Okla.—James Patrick Okey, 45, pleaded guilty to sale
of a firearm to a convicted felon announced Danny C. Williams Sr., United
States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Okey was a Federal
Firearms Licensee (FFL) who owned and operated a gun store, Hunters Choice,
located in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
“As a FFL, Okey had a duty to keep guns out of the hands of
convicted felons,” said United States Attorney Williams. “The United States Attorney’s
Office is committed to keeping the community safe from gun violence, starting
with keeping those convicted of serious crimes from obtaining firearms.”
On May 15, 2014, a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives (ATF) confidential informant and an ATF undercover agent went into
Hunters Choice. The confidential informant told Okey that she was a convicted
felon, however, Okey sold her a firearm anyway. Knowingly selling a firearm to
a convicted felon is a violation of federal law.
Okey faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a
$250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release should he be
sentenced to imprisonment. Additionally, Okey’s federal firearms license is
subject to revocation. United States District Court Judge Claire V. Eagan will
sentence Okey on October 5, 2015. This case was investigated by ATF and
prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Neal C. Hong.
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