Source: Office of United States Attorneys
OKLAHOMA CITY – ANTOINE LASHAWN SMITH, 43, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 96 months in federal prison for illegal possession of ammunition after a previous felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
On August 7, 2024, a federal Grand Jury charged Smith with being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to public record, on February 13, 2024, officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a Metro-area apartment on a report of a domestic assault. Officers spoke with the victim, who said she and Smith got into a verbal argument, and as she attempted to leave the apartment complex Smith confronted her in the parking lot and struck her in the head and face with a broom several times, causing visible injuries. Smith then ran back to his apartment, but was taken into custody early the next morning by law enforcement. Officers then executed a search warrant and seized a box of live ammunition inside the apartment.
On September 11, 2024, Smith pleaded guilty and admitted he possessed ammunition despite his criminal record.
At the sentencing hearing on November 20, 2024, U.S. District Judge David L. Russell sentenced Smith to serve 96 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In announcing the sentence, the Court noted the continuing threat to society Smith poses as well as his history of violence, particularly violence against women.
Public record reflects that Smith has a lengthy criminal history, with charges in Oklahoma County District Court including:
- possession of cocaine base in case number CF-1998-3201;
- possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of drug proceeds in case number CF-2014-2736;
- felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm with a defaced or mutilated serial number, possession of meth, possession of cocaine-base, and possession of drug paraphernalia in case number CF-2018-1403.
This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Oklahoma City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary E. Walters prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a Department of Justice program to reduce violent crime. In October 2017, the Department announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed U.S. Attorney’s Offices to develop crime-reduction strategies that incorporate lessons federal law enforcement have learned since the program’s launch in 2001. This case is also part of “Operation 922,” the Western District of Oklahoma’s implementation of PSN, which prioritizes prosecution of federal crimes connected to domestic violence. For more information about PSN, please visit https://justice.gov/psn and https://justice.gov/usao-wdok.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.