The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has reported that Kyle Duffner, a 26-year-old resident of Durant, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The charge is related to an incident on June 27, 2021, where Duffner unlawfully killed a child with malice aforethought during an act of child abuse.

This crime took place in Bryan County within the Choctaw Nation Reservation's boundaries. The investigation was conducted by the Durant Police Department alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Magistrate Judge Gerald L. Jackson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma accepted Duffner's plea. A presentence investigation report has been ordered, and Duffner will remain in custody under the United States Marshals Service until sentencing.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Paladino.