Prior Felon Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Firearm and Drug Conspiracy

TULSA, Okla. - A Tulsa man was sentenced today for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition and Drug Conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Kenneth Wayne Toney, 41, to 120 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.

According to court documents, Toney was indicted in 2024 after being found in possession of a stolen firearm. During a routine traffic stop, Toney claimed he was driving a borrowed car and stated that he did not have a driver's license. After further investigation, officers found that Toney had a suspended driver's license and arrested him. After a search of the vehicle, officers found methamphetamine and a loaded firearm, which was reported stolen. While booking Toney into jail, officers found an empty holster on Toney's waistband.

In a separate case, Toney was indicted for drug conspiracy with several others. Toney fled to California to avoid prosecution, was arrested, and brought back to the Northern District for prosecution. Court documents show that Homeland Security Investigations began investigating a group of people believed to be distributing methamphetamine in the Northern District of Oklahoma. After further investigation, the group was working with a Mexican drug trafficking organization and distributed more than 9.7 kilograms of methamphetamine in a month. Toney admitted to conspiring and working with others to distribute methamphetamine.

Court records show that Toney was previously convicted of multiple felonies, including robbery with a firearm and kidnapping. He will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Homeland Security Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshal Service, the Sapulpa Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tyson McCoy prosecuted the case.