Eric Jason Franklin, a 53-year-old resident of Okemah, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to time served for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the sentencing.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in coordination with the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities stated that on July 15, 2024, Franklin was found with a pump action shotgun and 15 rounds of ammunition. He had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
Franklin pleaded guilty to the charge on April 17, 2025. “The Honorable Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing. Franklin will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration,” according to officials.
