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Tulsa Resident Sentenced to 96 Months for Federal Firearms Offenses

Matthew Champ Henry Dick was sentenced on August 11, 2026, after being arrested twice with firearms within 35 days.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:20 a.m. ET
According to court documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Matthew Champ Henry Dick, 32, was on August 11, 2026, to 96 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson Dick on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm following an announcement by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The matter remains open as Dick stays in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Official court records state that Tulsa Police officers responded to a single-vehicle accident in June 2025, where they located Dick attempting to leave the scene. Officers believed Dick was under the influence of a controlled substance and discovered a loaded handgun in his waistband. A search of Dick's vehicle revealed cocaine, drug paraphernalia, a cash counter, a facemask, a spotting scope, a lockpick set, and credit cards not bearing his name. After being booked into state custody, Dick was released on bond, cut off his monitoring device, and became the subject of a state bench warrant. Official records show that in August 2025, within 35 days of the initial incident, U.S. Marshals with the Northern Oklahoma Violent Crimes Task Force located and arrested Dick, finding another loaded firearm on him. Court dockets indicate Dick has multiple prior state convictions for being a felon unlawfully in possession of a firearm. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Tulsa Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan E. Michel under Project Safe Neighborhoods.

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