Career criminal indicted on federal gun charge

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OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoman who has been convicted of crimes in six counties, including Comanche County, faces a second federal gun charge arising from a 37-minute high-speed pursuit that started in McLoud and ended in Oklahoma City.

Floyd Keith Grass, 43, was indicted recently by a federal grand jury on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm transported across state lines to reach Oklahoma.

An affidavit filed by a special agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) relates that Grass’s latest escapade occurred on the afternoon of May 11.

Grass led police and Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers on a high-speed chase from McLoud and into Oklahoma City, during which he allegedly drove into oncoming traffic, sped through two construction zones, ran several red lights and at least one stop sign.

The pursuit ended when Grass steered the vehicle into a ditch and was taken into custody. A pistol with a loaded magazine was discovered by an OHP trooper during an inventory search of the pickup Grass was driving.

Court records show Grass has been in trouble with state and federal law enforcement authorities repeatedly since he was 19.

His criminal record includes arrests and convictions in Pottawatomie, Cleveland, Seminole, Lincoln and Oklahoma counties, beginning in 1996. In addition, he pleaded guilty in Comanche County District Court in 2000 to being in possession of marijuana while incarcerated in a penal institution.

He has been convicted one or more times of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, aggravated assault and battery, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle, kidnapping, being a prisoner who placed body fluid on a government employee, trafficking in illegal drugs, false impersonation, and possession of a firearm while on supervised release from prison.

Grass’s first federal prison sentence, 51 months, was imposed in 2007 after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a pistol that “traveled in interstate commerce” and “crossed state lines to reach Oklahoma.” Twice he was granted supervised release, and each time it was revoked because Grass violated conditions of his parole.

Because of his failure to pay fines and court costs that have been assessed in conjunction with his convictions, every year for the last 10 years court officials have filed applications with the Oklahoma Tax Commission to intercept any tax refunds Grass might be due.