A Tulsa man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after being convicted of unlawful firearm possession. Prophet Kelly Lamar Clark, 53, was found guilty by a federal jury in April for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
U.S. District Judge John D. Russell also ordered Clark to serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment.
The case began when Tulsa Police officers responded to a 911 call reporting an individual with a gun. Officers located Clark near the caller’s residence, observing him holding a pair of keys and a loaded magazine. When asked if he had a weapon, Clark did not respond initially but later indicated the presence of a firearm on his right side as he was being handcuffed. Officers recovered a purple handgun from his right side.
Records confirmed that Clark had previously been convicted of felony possession of a controlled drug in state court in 2010, along with other offenses including driving without a license and improper tail lamps. His five-year deferred sentence was converted to probation following the conviction in 2011.
Clark was detained at sentencing and is awaiting transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tulsa Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mallory Richard and Jessica Wright prosecuted the case.
According to the Department of Justice, this prosecution falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative designed to reduce violent crime and gun violence through cooperation between law enforcement agencies and communities. The program emphasizes trust-building with communities, supporting organizations focused on violence prevention, prioritizing strategic enforcement efforts, and tracking results through measurement tools such as those outlined at https://www.justice.gov/psn.
“Today, U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Prophet Kelly Lamar Clark, 53, to 15 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.”
