The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced that Andrew T. Blankenship, 38, of Sallisaw, entered a guilty plea to one count of possession of ammunition after conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

The indictment alleged that on July 24, 2024, after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of battery (domestic violence) in Putnam County, Fla., and knowing of that conviction, Blankenship knowingly possessed eight rounds of ammunition.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Sallisaw Police Department.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Blankenship will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly represented the U.S.