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Date: 11-03-2021
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Case Number: 5:20-cr-00284-F
Judge: Stephen P. Friot
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma (Oklahoma County County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Oklahoma City, OK - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
David Ashard Samilton, age 28, of Oklahoma City, was charged for for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
On November 2, 2020, a federal grand jury returned a one-count Indictment that alleged Samilton illegally possessed a firearm. On May 27, 2021, a federal jury found Samilton guilty of the firearms charge. At trial, the jury heard testimony that, on September 13, 2020, the Oklahoma City Police Department was dispatched to a hotel in south Oklahoma City. A hotel employee reported seeing Samilton in a vehicle and in possession of a firearm. Law enforcement searched the vehicle Samilton occupied and located a semi-automatic 9mm caliber pistol underneath his car seat.
Public records reflect that, before September 2020, Samilton had felony convictions for drug dealing, drug possession, larceny of a motor vehicle, discharging a firearm into a dwelling, and illegal firearm possession.
Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Friot sentenced Samilton to serve 120 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In announcing the sentence, Judge Friot noted the nature and circumstances of the offense and Samilton’s criminal history.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 120 months in prison. JUDGMENT & Commitment as to David Ashard Samilton (1), Count(s) 0, ORDER OF FORFEITURE; Count(s) 1, Defendant is sentenced to custody of Bureau of Prisons for a term of 120 months; Supervised release 3 years; S/A Fee $100 due immediately. Signed by Judge Stephen P. Friot on 11/2/2021. (llg) (Entered: 11/02/2021)
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