An Okmulgee man was sentenced this week in federal court for unlawful possession of a machine gun.
Keaton Dwayne Tripp, 21, was sentenced to 41 months imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a machine gun.
The charges arose from investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Muskogee Police Department.
On May 11, 2023, Tripp entered a guilty plea in federal district court to one count of Possession of a Machine Gun. According to investigators, on March 23, 2023, law enforcement responding to a reported home invasion apprehended Tripp and found him in possession of a pistol illegally modified for fully automatic firing.
“Converting firearms to fully automatic is an alarming trend which poses a tremendous threat to our communities,” United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson said. “Identifying and prosecuting persons unlawfully converting and/or knowingly possessing these illegal, extremely dangerous weapons is a focus of the Department of Justice.”
Tripp will remain in custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.
