Tyson Gene Goins, a 21-year-old resident of Wagoner, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges in the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Goins admitted to one count of possession of a stolen firearm and one count of illegal receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment or information. The first charge carries a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while the second is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to court documents, Goins was found with two semi-automatic pistols on April 19, 2025. Authorities say he knew or had reason to believe the firearms were stolen. Further allegations state that on April 6, 2025, Goins received these same weapons while he was already under indictment for another crime carrying a potential sentence exceeding one year.
The investigation into Goins’s actions was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the Checotah Police Department.
U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow accepted Goins’s plea and ordered a presentence investigation report. Sentencing will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge after consideration of federal guidelines and other legal factors.
Goins will remain in custody with the United States Marshals Service until sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia Staubus are prosecuting the case for the government.
