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Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing DMT in Apartment

Aaron Michael Bennett admitted to federal charges of manufacturing a controlled substance, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and being a felon in possession of ammunition.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 27, 2026, 12:56 a.m. ET
A Tulsa man guilty in federal court to manufacturing the drug DMT in his apartment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Aaron Michael Bennett, 41, entered the plea on August 26, 2026, to charges of manufacturing a controlled substance, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and being a felon in possession of ammunition. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, in January 2025, Homeland Security Investigations received information that DMT was being manufactured and sold from an apartment in Tulsa. Agents, working with the Broken Arrow Police Department, conducted surveillance and discovered that Bennett resided in the apartment and produced large amounts of the chemical. After obtaining a search warrant, agents, with assistance from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma National Guard, executed the warrant and disposed of the chemical. In Bennett's bedroom, law enforcement found nearly one pound of DMT. Court records show Bennett had a prior felony conviction, making it unlawful for him to possess ammunition, which he also did. Bennett remains in custody pending sentencing, which will be scheduled at a later date. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Broken Arrow Police Department, with assistance from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma National Guard. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Flynn is prosecuting the case.

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