The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Michael Shaun Davis, a 57-year-old resident of Eufaula, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 77 months in prison. Davis was charged with illegally possessing firearms and ammunition.
The charges were the result of an investigation conducted by the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. On February 26, 2024, Davis pleaded guilty to one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Investigators reported that on June 15, 2023, deputies from the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s office recovered a 9mm semiautomatic pistol, a 12 gauge shotgun, and ammunition from Davis's residence following the execution of a search warrant. It was noted that Davis possessed these items despite being aware of his prior conviction for a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which aims to reduce violent crime and gun violence by bringing together law enforcement at all levels along with community members. The program seeks to create safer neighborhoods through strategies such as fostering trust within communities, supporting organizations that work to prevent violence before it occurs, setting strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring outcomes.
The sentencing hearing was presided over by Chief U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Following his sentencing, Davis will remain under the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service until he is transported to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve his non-paroleable sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Gross and Jonathan E. Soverly represented the government in this case.