Submitted by US Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Sep 21, 2020
United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester on Monday announced the results of the August and September 2020 Federal Grand Juries. The combined grand juries returned 32 unsealed and four sealed indictments on crimes ranging from kidnapping, federal firearms offenses, robbery, drug trafficking/distribution, child exploitation, aggravated sexual assaults in Indian country, and murder in Indian Country.
“The following named individuals have been charged with a federal crime or crimes by the return of an indictment by the Grand Jury. A grand jury Indictment does not constitute evidence of guilt. A grand jury Indictment is a method of bringing formal charges against the defendant. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and may not be found guilty unless evidence establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. United States Sentencing Guidelines may be considered, upon conviction, by the sentencing court. Federal prison sentences are non-parolable.”
JIMCY McGIRT. Aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country (Three counts). McGirt, 71, of Wagoner County, is charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor. Allegations are, in 1996, McGirt knowingly engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of 12. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
MICHAEL WAYNE MILLER. Felony child abuse in Indian Country (Two counts). Miller, 41, of Muskogee, is charged with willfully striking and injuring a child under the age of 18 in January 2019. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
BRANDON EDWARD BRIDGES. Child neglect in Indian Country. Bridges, 24, of Muskogee, is charged with neglecting the health, safety and welfare of children under his supervision and exposing them to the use and possession of illegal drugs and illegal activities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
KYLE JOSEPH VANNORTWICK. Murder in Indian Country. Vannortwick, 35, of Muskogee, is charged with the premeditated murder of his identical twin brother, Adam Vannortwick, with a knife. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
JEREMY SANUEL HOOTEN. Assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country; assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country; robbery in Indian Country; use, carry, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; first-degree burglary in Indian Country. Hooten, 19, of Eufaula, is charged with breaking and entering into a home and, restraining, violently assaulting, and robbing an elderly victim at gun point. In the commission of the robbery, the victim sustained lacerations to the head. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
GAGE HAYDEN ROSS. Assault with intent to commit Murder in Indian Country; assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country; assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country; use, carry and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Ross, 22, of Oktaha, is charged with shooting a victim in the back with a firearm with intent to kill. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
PATRICK DWAYNE MURPHY. Murder in Indian Country; Murder in Indian Country in perpetration of kidnapping; kidnapping resulting in death. Murphy, 51, of Vernon, is charged with the kidnapping and premeditated murder of George Jacobs, on Aug. 28, 1999, with a knife. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
SOLOMON LAMONT HORSECHIEF. Aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country (Four counts). Horsechief, 35, of Muskogee, is charged with four counts of sexual abuse of a person under the age of 16 years old and administering intoxicants to said minor. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
COLTON DELAIN EDWARDS; JOBE ANTHONY TERRONEZ; PHILLIP LEMONT JONES, JR.; JAKEYVIOUS DUNE LEE KEY; JAYSEA MARKARA WILLIAMS. Assault with intent to commit murder in Indian Country (2 counts); attempted robbery in Indian Country (2 counts); first-degree burglary in Indian Country (2 counts); assault with a dangerous weapon, with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country (2 counts); use, carry, and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; firearms conspiracy. Edwards, 19, Terronez, 19, Jones Jr., 19, Key, 19, and Williams, 19, all of Haskell, allegedly used firearms to attempt to shoot, assault, and ultimately murder victims during the commission of a burglary and attempted robbery. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
JOHNATHAN ZAMUDIO. Murder in Indian Country. Zamudio, 33, of Muskogee, is charged with the premeditated stabbing murder of Keith Dean Boswell, while in a physical altercation with the victim outside of a Family Dollar store in the city of Muskogee. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
DORION LAROY MARTIN. Assault with intent to commit murder in Indian Country; assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit bodily harm in Indian Country (2 counts); assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country; use, carry and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; felon in possession of firearm. Martin, 28, of Muskogee, allegedly used a firearm to attempt to shoot, assault, and ultimately murder victims by causing serious bodily injury during an altercation. Martin is further charged as a felon in possession of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
DAVID NEIL DUNN. Assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country; use, carry, and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Dunn, 20, of Muskogee, is charged with brandishing and discharging a shortened .22 caliber rifle that resulted in a female victim sustaining gunshot wounds on October 9, 2019. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
JAYCE MICHAEL MOSQUITO. Aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country. Mosquito, 33, of Okmulgee, is charged with sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country, alleging in June 2018, Mosquito knowingly engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of 12. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
CALEB TRENT HODGINS; TYLER SHANE GRANDSTAFF; TYLER ROSS DEERINWATER. Murder in Indian Country; use, brandish, discharge, and carry a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence; assault with intent to commit murder in Indian Country (3 counts). Hodgins, 25, of Holdenville; Grandstaff, 29, of Seminole, and Deerinwater, 29, of Holdenville, are charged with brandishing and using a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber pistol to kill Jonathon Merriman on or about June 24, 2018. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
NATHAN JOE CHECOTAH. Assault of an intimate partner and dating partner in Indian Country; assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit bodily harm in Indian Country. Checotah, 26, of Okmulgee, is alleged to have assaulted his dating partner by suffocating and strangling her. The FBI and Sapulpa Police Department are the investigative agencies.
JOSHUA RYAN GANN. Murder in Indian Country. Gann, 29, of Wetumka, is charged with the premeditated murder of his grandfather, Gregory Lee Fish, with a sword. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
KYLE ELLIOTT LEITKA. Abusive sexual contact in Indian Country. Leitka, 31, of Weleetka, is charged with having sexual contact with the victim without permission. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
MARK KEVIN DODSON; SETH HENRY THOMAS. Arson in Indian Country. Dodson, 51, of Okemah and Thomas, 22, of Okemah, are charged with conspiring and maliciously setting fire to a dwelling in Indian country, on or about Sept. 15, 2019. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
TOMMY RYAN GOUGE. Murder in Indian Country. Gouge, 41, of Clearview, is charged with the premeditated murder of his wife, Stephanie Michelle Gouge, on Feb. 14, 2020, with an edged weapon. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
AUSTIN DEAN McMAHAN. Murder in Indian Country (Two counts). McMahan, 21, of Okmulgee, is charged with the premeditated murder of Mandy Hart (his girlfriend) and Ronald Chandler by shooting them both with a firearm. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
MATTHEW ROY LAWSON. Sexual exploitation of a child / use of a child to produce a visual depiction; possession of certain material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. Lawson, 33, of Springdale, Arkansas, is charged with willfully trying to persuade a person under the age of 12 years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct and using a child to produce visual depictions of a sexual nature. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
DIAMOND LEVI BRITT. Murder in Indian Country. Britt, 25, of Henryetta, is charged with the premeditated murder of his father, Gary Britt, on or about Sept. 16, 2019, with a sword. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
MARTHA CHRISTINE SIMPSON; JABAICA LEE TECUMSEH; TOMMY GLEN TECUMSEH. Murder in Indian Country. Simpson, 44, of Broken Arrow; J. Tecumseh, 40, of Okmulgee, and T. Tecumseh, 33, of Okmulgee, are all charged with the premeditated stabbing murder Robert Trevor Richardson. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
CAMERON AUSTIN BURGESS. Assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner in Indian Country; assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country; use, carry, and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Burgess, 22, of Morris, is charged with assaulting his partner with a firearm, causing substantial bodily injury by gunshot wound. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
DENNIS DEWAYNE CANTRELL. Possession with intent to distribute heroin; possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; felon in possession of a firearm. Cantrell, 29, of McAlester, is charged with possession of heroin and methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Cantrell is further charged as a felon in possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the primary investigative agency.
MIKE AVERY THOMPSON, JR. Assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit bodily harm in Indian Country; assault resulting in serious bodily Injury in Indian Country. Thompson, 30, of Okemah, is charged with the stabbing, resulting in serious bodily harm, of a male in Indian Country. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
NELSON ONARO, D.O. Unlawful Distribution and Dispensing of Controlled Substances (24 counts). Onaro, a 67 year-old Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine out of McAlester, is charged with illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances from approximately May 23, 2019, to on or about Nov. 26, 2019. The Drug Enforcement Administration is the primary investigative agency.
JOSHUA RYAN GREEN. Murder in Indian Country (2 counts); arson in Indian Country. Green, 30, of Okemah, is charged with the premeditated murder of his former girlfriend’s mother and brother with a firearm. Green is also charged with maliciously setting a fire to the incident residence. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
KYLE JOE MAXWELL. Robbery in Indian Country. Maxwell, 26, of Weleetka, allegedly robbed a convenience store at gunpoint in Okfuskee County on November 8, 2017. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
MATTHEW WEST NIX. Involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country. Nix, 33, of Morris, is charged with involuntary manslaughter after causing a car accident, resulting in the death of a woman, while driving impaired. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
STEPHEN JACK NELSON. Assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to commit bodily harm in Indian Country. Nix, 32, of McAlester, is charged with discharging a firearm with intent to cause bodily harm during a verbal altercation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.
RAITHIELE ROBINSON; SKY ANGEL WRIGHT. Murder in Indian Country in perpetration of robbery; attempted robbery; conspiracy. Robinson, 46, of Broken Arrow and Wright, 25, of Broken Arrow, allegedly caused the unlawful killing of the victim, Mikael Parker, during the commission of the robbery. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary investigative agency.