Antjuan Lamont Gaines, 47, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 162 months in federal prison after being convicted for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and illegal possession of a firearm following a previous felony conviction. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
The charges stem from an incident on June 12, 2024, when officers from the Oklahoma City Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at a motel. According to police records, the victim reported that as she tried to leave the motel in her car, Gaines shot at her several times from another vehicle. No injuries were reported during the incident. Officers later executed a search warrant on Gaines’s motel room and found more than 140 grams of methamphetamine along with a firearm.
Prior to this case, Gaines had several felony convictions in Oklahoma County District Court, including larceny of a motor vehicle (case number CF-2006-479), assault and battery on a police officer and possession of a weapon (case number CF-2007-5284), and possession of methamphetamine and cocaine (case number CF-2011-2084).
A federal Grand Jury indicted Gaines on September 17, 2024, charging him with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm. On January 8, 2025, Gaines pleaded guilty and admitted he possessed at least 50 grams of methamphetamine and a firearm despite his previous felony convictions.
At the sentencing hearing held July 22, 2025, Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti imposed the sentence: “In announcing his sentence, Judge DeGiusti noted the seriousness of the offense.”
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Office together with the Oklahoma City Police Department. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Laney Ellis prosecuted the case; Ellis is an attorney with the City of Oklahoma City whose position is funded by Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) grant awarded to enhance local efforts against violent crime.
Project Safe Neighborhoods is an initiative designed to reduce violent crime through collaboration among law enforcement agencies and communities they serve; further details are available at https://justice.gov/psn and https://justice.gov/usao-wdok.
This prosecution falls under “Operation Shots Fired,” part of PSN’s implementation in Western District of Oklahoma targeting cases where firearms are discharged during criminal activity such as drive-by shootings or domestic disputes.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
