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 sentencing follows an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office.
Franklin pleaded guilty on April 17, 2025, to one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. Investigators reported that on July 15, 2024, law enforcement found Franklin with a pump action shotgun and 15 rounds of ammunition. At the time, Franklin had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in prison.
The case was overseen by Chief U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma: “Eric Jason Franklin, age 53, of Okemah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to time served for one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition.”
Franklin will remain in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service until he is transported to a facility designated by the United States Bureau of Prisons to serve his non-paroleable sentence.
