United States of America v. Deangelo LaShawn Favors

Tulsa, Oklahoma, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of firearms, possession of drugs with intent to distribute.

Reported by Kent Morlan

In 2024, agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics began an investigation into bulk fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution in Oklahoma. Agents received a tip in the fall of 2024 that stated Deangelo LaShawn Favors was storing bulk quantities of fentanyl in Tulsa. A tracker was placed on Favors' vehicle, which led agents to his apartment and storage unit. When agents executed a search warrant on Favors' apartment and storage unit, they found a spent military rocket launcher that belonged to the United States, several firearms, more than 1.9 pounds of fentanyl, more than 4.4 pounds of cocaine, and over 14 pounds of methamphetamine.

Court records show that Favors has been convicted of several felonies, including aggravated assault, illegal drug and firearm possession in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Favors will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics, the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Division of Drug Enforcement, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Tulsa Field Office, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office investigated the case.

The Defendant was sentenced to 360 months; 180 months as to Ct 1, 300 months as to Cts 2 & 3, 240 months as to Ct 4, 60 months as to Ct 5, 240 months as to Ct 6, Cts 1-4 & 6 shall run concurrently, Ct 5 to run consecutively; SR: 5 years as to Cts 2, 3 & 5, 4 years as to Ct 4, 3 years as to Ct 1 & 6 to run concurrently; SMA: $100 each count, $600 total