United States v. Jordan

── United States v. Jordan ── Case No.: 25-6125 Court: Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Date: March 24, 2026 Category: General Appellate Case: 25-6125 Document: 28-1 Date Filed: 03/24/2026 Page: 1 FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT March 24, 2026 _________________________________ Christopher M. Wolpert Clerk of Court UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. No. 25-6125 (D.C. No. 5:24-CR-00519-SLP-1) MARK RYAN JORDAN, (W.D. Okla.) Defendant - Appellant. _________________________________ ORDER AND JUDGMENT * _________________________________ Before PHILLIPS, EID, and FEDERICO, Circuit Judges. _________________________________ Mark Ryan Jordan pled guilty to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He received a 120-month prison sentence. Mr. Jordan appeals, challenging the sentence as substantively unreasonable. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm. After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined * unanimously to honor the parties’ request for a decision on the briefs without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(f); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is therefore submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. It may be cited, however, for its persuasive value consistent with Fed. R. App. P. 32.1 and 10th Cir. R. 32.1.  Appellate Case: 25-6125 Document: 28-1 Date Filed: 03/24/2026 Page: 2 I. Background On October 16, 2024, a witness identified as W.P. 1 reported to sheriff’s deputies that Mr. Jordan had pulled his truck into W.P.’s yard to drop off W.P.’s ex-wife. W.P. told Mr. Jordan repeatedly to get out of his yard, and when Mr. Jordan finally started backing up, W.P. followed on foot. Mr. Jordan then pointed a firearm at W.P. and threatened to shoot him. W.P. told the deputies his ex-wife and three- year-old daughter had been in Mr. Jordan’s truck during the entire exchange. Nearly two weeks later, a witness identified as A.C. reported to sheriff’s deputies that she and her minor daughter had been the victims of a road-rage incident. They had been tailgated by a man, later identified as Mr. Jordan, who was yelling and gesturing at them. At one point he exited his vehicle and struck A.C.’s vehicle with his hand, then returned to his vehicle to continue following them. When A.C. and her daughter pulled into a gas station to call the police, Mr. Jordan followed into the parking lot and pointed a firearm at them before driving away. During their investigation of the incident, deputies learned Mr. Jordan had stolen a shotgun from his sister earlier that day, and when the sister demanded its return, he responded that he intended to block off Interstate 35 and have a shootout with the police. Later that evening, deputies were dispatched to the home of Mr. Jordan’s estranged wife, E.J. She reported that Mr. Jordan had said he was going to kill her and then get into a shootout with the police. At the deputies’ urging, E.J. relocated to 1 The district court record identified the witnesses to Mr. Jordan’s conduct only by their initial