U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
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The Justice Department announced a substantial initiative to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, particularly concerning missing and murdered indigenous persons.
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An Oklahoma man, Jonathon Chase Russell, has been sentenced to 45 years in federal prison following charges linked to the sexual exploitation of children.
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On March 27, 2025, the National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program recognized a joint law enforcement initiative targeting violent crime in Oklahoma City with the "Investigation Involving a Violent Organization" award at the...
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Jerry Earnest Ballard, a 41-year-old inmate from South Carolina, has been sentenced to an additional 15 years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a prohibited object.
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An Oklahoma City resident, Nicois Megale Smith, 40, has received a federal prison sentence totaling 84 months for possessing a firearm illegally after a prior felony conviction.
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Sai Kumar Kurremula, a 31-year-old Indian national residing in Edmond, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced the sentence, saying it is for the sexual exploitation of three children and the...
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Jesus Flores, a 42-year-old resident of Oklahoma County, has been sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession following a previous felony conviction.
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Today, Tim Rixt Brens, a 31-year-old resident of Norman, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for possessing an illegal Molotov cocktail.
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A federal jury in Oklahoma City has convicted Joseph Francis Butler, a 34-year-old from Illinois, of aggravated sexual abuse at the Federal Transfer Center (FTC). U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced the conviction.
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A federal jury has found Brian Keith Mays, a 58-year-old from Arkansas, guilty of armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
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Michael Joseph Dias, a 33-year-old resident of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegal possession of ammunition following a previous felony conviction.
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Emanuel Lopez, a 21-year-old resident of Edmond, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for transporting machineguns without a license.
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Francisco Jerard House, Sr., also known as Cisco, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for illegal possession of ammunition following a previous felony conviction.
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Geronimo Estrada-Villa, a 46-year-old Mexican citizen, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for illegally entering the United States after deportation.
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A Lawton resident, Jeremiah Alexander Dearing, 20, has entered a guilty plea for the unlawful possession of a machinegun.
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Today, Marlon Dewayne Martin, a 44-year-old resident of Oklahoma City, entered a guilty plea to charges of sex trafficking involving a child.
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A federal judge in Oklahoma City has approved an agreement between the Justice Department and Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) to address allegations of discrimination against Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant Michael J. McCullough under the...
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Antonio Laringo Knox, a 53-year-old resident of Midwest City, has been sentenced to over 13 years in federal prison for manufacturing crack cocaine and illegal firearm possession.
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A Guatemalan national, Gustavo Gordillo, has been charged with transportation, distribution, and possession of child pornography.
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A Lawton man, Tevin Terrell Semien, 30, has been sentenced to life in federal prison for second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction.