Felon Sentenced for Possessing Two Firearms within 35 Days

TULSA, Okla. - A transient man living in Tulsa was sentenced today after being arrested with a firearm on two separate occasions within 35 days, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson sentenced Matthew Champ Henry Dick, 32, for two counts of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Dick was ordered to serve 96 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release.

In June 2025, Tulsa Police officers were dispatched to the scene of a one-car accident. Officers found Dick trying to leave the scene of the accident and believed he was under the influence of a controlled substance. When officers searched Dick, they found a loaded handgun in his waistband. After officers arrested Dick, they searched his vehicle and found cocaine, drug paraphernalia, a cash counter, a facemask, a spotting scope, a lockpick set, and credit cards not in Dick's name. He was booked into State custody.

While Dick was out on bond, he cut off his monitoring device, and a state bench warrant was issued. In August 2025, U.S. Marshals with the Northern Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force found and arrested Dick and located another loaded firearm on his person.

Court dockets show that Dick has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple prior state convictions for being a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm.

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

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshal Service, and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan E. Michel prosecuted the case.

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