Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Kyle Jackson Fugate, a 28-year-old resident of Owasso, Oklahoma, to 121 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. Following his imprisonment, Fugate will have a supervised release for 10 years and will be required to register as a sex offender.
In March 2024, Fugate communicated online with an undercover deputy from the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office, who was posing as a 15-year-old. During their interactions, Fugate confessed to smoking methamphetamine and sent explicit photos of himself, further requesting similar images in return. He arranged a meeting, believing he would engage in sexual acts with a minor. Upon arrival, Fugate was arrested.
The investigation unearthed a prior incident wherein Fugate had convinced an actual minor to send explicit photos via social media. Fugate was arrested after pleading guilty in June 2024 and will remain in custody until his transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacey Todd led the prosecution. The case was part of Operation Clean Sweep II and involved Homeland Security Investigations and the Rogers County Sheriff’s Office. The operation is associated with the Tornado Alley Child Exploitation and Trafficking Task Force, targeting child predators in Northern Oklahoma.
This case is within the scope of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child exploitation and abuse. The project utilizes federal, state, and local resources to prosecute those exploiting children online and to assist victims. Further information can be found at Justice.gov/PSC.
