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Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

In Dec. 2023, Tulsa Police officers approached Joseph McKinley Phillips, age 34, and he took off running. After officers caught and detained Phillips, they found he had two loaded handguns and more than 40 grams of fentanyl.

Data shows that only two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose. Seven out of ten contraband pills seized and tested by the DEA contained fentanyl.

Phillips will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam McConney and Kenneth Elmore prosecuted the case.

21 USC 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(vi): Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d)(1), 21 USC 853, and 28 USC 2461(c) - Drug and Firearm Forfeiture
(2s)

18 USC 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8): Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d)(1), 21 USC 853, and 28 USC 2461(c) - Drug and Firearm Forfeiture
(5s)

Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 188 months in prison.

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