Two Muskogee Residents Plead Guilty To Attempted Robbery In Indian Country

Two Muskogee Residents Plead Guilty To Attempted Robbery In Indian Country

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 14, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Muskogee County residents Colton Delain Edwards, age 19, and Jakeyvious Dune Lee Key, age 19, each entered guilty pleas to Attempted Robbery In Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2111, 1151, 1153, and 2, punishable by up to 15 years’ imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.

The Indictment alleged that on or about July 30, 2019, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Indian Country, the defendants, by force and violence and by intimidation, did attempt to take items of value from the person and presence of D.L.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the Haskell Police Department, the Muskogee Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable John F. Heil, III, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the pleas and ordered the completion of the presentence investigation reports.

Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Conway represented the United States.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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