Oklahoma City Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm Used in Drive-By Shooting

OKLAHOMA CITY – MARREE KAVON CURRIE , 43, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 144 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to public records, on August 22, 2025, officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department stopped a vehicle driven by Currie after observing he was not wearing a seatbelt. During the stop, Currie told officers there was a firearm inside the vehicle, which officers recovered. At that time, Currie had numerous prior felony convictions, including convictions in Oklahoma County District Court for: malicious injury to property in case number CF-2001-69; placing bodily fluids on a government employee in case number CF-2001-70; possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, possession of drug proceeds, and destruction of evidence in case number CF-2007-5267; and felon in possession of a firearm in case number CF-2022-5350. Ballistics testing later tied the firearm to a drive-by shooting eight days earlier, during which shots were fired into an occupied residence. Currie’s vehicle was captured by the Flock surveillance system within blocks of the scene several minutes before the shooting, and a digital extraction of his phone showed that it was powered off ten minutes before the shooting and powered back on ten minutes after the shooting, consistent with someone attempting to avoid detection. At a sentencing hearing on August 4, 2026, U.S. District Judge David L. Russell sentenced Currie to serve 144 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In announcing his sentence, Judge Russell noted Currie’s disregard for the law and the danger he posed to the public. This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Oklahoma City Police Department, and the Moore Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Gridley prosecuted the case. Reference is made to public filings for additional information.