Wilburton Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearm Charge

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Charles Henry Lawrence, age 57, of Wilburton, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of illegally possessing a firearm.

The Indictment alleged that on November 11, 2022, Lawrence knowingly possessed a revolver and a rifle after having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Latimer County Sheriff's Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. Lawrence will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly represented the United States.