Tuskahoma Resident Sentenced For Federal Firearm Crime

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Russell Richard Fincher, age 53, of Tuskahoma, Oklahoma, was sentenced to three years' probation for selling ammunition to a prohibited person.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

On May 17, 2024, Fincher pleaded guilty to one count of Selling Ammunition to Prohibited Persons. According to investigators, on May 5, 2023, Fincher knowingly sold 60 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to an individual he had reason to believe was a felon. Fincher also unlawfully engaged in the business of dealing in firearms without a license between February 2021 and June 2023.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Satter represented the United States.