April Federal Grand Jury 2024-A Indictments Announced

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the April Federal Grand Jury 2024-A Indictments.

The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence.

Jason Wayne Case. Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography; Possession of Child Pornography. Case, 43, of Miami, is charged with receiving and distributing images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. He is further charged with possessing visual images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children under 12 years old. The FBI and Miami Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen J. Flynn and Valeria Luster are prosecuting the case. 24-CR-102

Kyle Jackson Fugate. Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor. Fugate, 26, of Owasso and a member of the Osage Nation, is charged with knowingly attempting to persuade a minor child to engage in sexual activity in Mar. 2024. The Homeland Security Investigations and Rogers County Sheriff’s Office are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacey P. Todd is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-101

O'Savion Goudeau. Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition. Goudeau, 25, of Tulsa and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously being convicted of felonies in Wagoner and Tulsa County District Courts. The Homeland Security Investigations, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney John W. Dowdell is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-100

Edwin Francisco Hernandez Guerrero. Drug Conspiracy (Count 1); Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute (Count 2); Distribution of Methamphetamine (Counts 3 & 4); Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises (Count 5). Guerrero, 25, a Mexican national, is charged with conspiring to distribute heroin and methamphetamine from Nov. 2023 through Mar. 2024. He allegedly possessed heroin with intent to distribute and intentionally distributed methamphetamine. He is further charged with maintaining a residence to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mandy M. Mackenzie is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-106

John Carpenter Lucas. Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition; Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. Lucas, 55, of Tulsa, is charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously being convicted of felonies in North Carolina and Georgia. He is further charged with allegedly possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen H. Flynn and Kenneth Elmore are prosecuting the case. 24-CR-108

Brandon Earl Presley. Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country (Counts 1 & 6); Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor in Indian Country (Counts 2 & 3); Production of Child Pornography (Count 4); Possession of Child Pornography (Count 5). Presley, 29, of Tulsa and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is charged with knowingly engaging in a sexual act with two different minors under 16 years old. He allegedly had abusive sexual contact with one of those minor victims and a third minor victim under 16 years old. Presley also used a third minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct with the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct. He is further charged with possessing a visual image depicting the sexual abuse of the child. The Homeland Security Investigations, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Department, and Bixby Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kate Brandon and Valeria Luster are prosecuting the case. 24-CR-107

Jerico Lee Reddell. Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition (Count 1); Kidnapping in Indian Country (Counts 2, 5 & 8); Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country (Counts 3, 6 & 9); Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence (Count 4 & 7). Reddell, 41, of Bartlesville and a member of the Cherokee Nation, is charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously being convicted of felonies in Washington and Oklahoma County District Courts. He allegedly kidnapped two different victims, intentionally assaulted them with a dangerous weapon, and used a firearm in a crime of violence. The FBI, Tulsa Police Department, and Bartlesville Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michele W. Hulgaard and Stacey Todd are prosecuting the case. 24-CR-105

Kory Bryan Tuell; Lexus Nicole Fenix. First Degree Murder in Indian Country; Accessory After the Fact. Tuell, 30, of Tulsa and a member of the Cherokee Nation Tribe, is charged with deliberately killing Mitchell Jefferson in Mar. 2024. Fenix, 19, of Tulsa and a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, is charged with knowing Tuell committed murder and helping him avoid being arrested. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorneys John E. Brasher and Stephen Flynn are prosecuting the case. 24-CR-099