Oklahoma Gun Dealer Raided by ATF Enters Plea Deal for 3 Years Probation

Published on May 23, 2024

An Oklahoma gun dealer agreed to plead guilty on May 17 to one felony count as the result of a June 16, 2023 raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). If the agreement is approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Russell Fincher, 53, of Tuskahoma, Oklahoma, will be sentenced to three years probation. Two other counts against him will be dropped. “As part of the plea agreement, Fincher admitted … that on May 5, 2023, he knowingly sold 60 rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to an individual he had reason to believe was a felon. Fincher also admitted that between February 2021 and June 2023, he unlawfully engaged in the business of dealing in firearms without a license,” a press release on the U.S. Attorney’s website states....

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