Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced – June

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the June 2021 Federal Grand Jury B.

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.

Rocky Carmello Breck. Kidnapping in Indian Country (Count 1), Obstruction of Justice by Threatening Physical Force Against a Witness (Count 2), Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country (Count 3), Carrying, using, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence (Count 4), Witness tampering (Count 5 – 9). Breck, 25, of Broken Arrow, allegedly attempted to kidnap a female victim on June 6, 2021. He furthered brandished a firearm and used it to assault the victim by hitting her in the head. Breck reportedly used physical force or the threat of physical force against the victim to prevent communication to law enforcement. Breck is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Broken Arrow Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Jarrett Brooks. Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. Brooks, 25, of Tulsa, faces federal charges after using a loaded firearm to strike a male victim across the jaw on May 21,2021. This crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Ethan Michael Ciccone. Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country (Count 1) and First Degree Burglary in Indian Country (Count 2). Ciccone, 25, of Vinita, allegedly broke into the house of a female victim on June 7, 2021. Upon entering the house, he engaged in sexual acts using force and threatening the victim. Ciccone is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Vinita Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Jason Sun Bear Costes. Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in Indian Country (Count 1), Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country (Count 2), and Robbery in Indian Country (Count 3). Costes, 21, of Sand Springs, faces federal charges after using an axe to assault a male victim on July 2, 2016. He is further alleged to have taken an automobile, wallet, and credit card by force after the axe attack. Costes is a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. Costes committed the crime as a juvenile. The FBI and Sand Springs Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Brittiny Linn Dick.  Sexual Exploitation of a Child (Count 1); Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor (Count 2). On May 7, 2012, Dick, 30, of Vinita, is alleged to have enticed and coerced a young child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child sexual abuse material, also known as child pornography. The alleged crimes occurred within the Cherokee Reservation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Jason Lenn Dufoe. First Degree Burglary in Indian Country. Dufoe, 42, of Bartlesville, broke into a home by opening a door and window to enter. It is alleged Dufoe had the intent to commit crime. Dufoe is a non-Indian, and the crime occurred within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Bartlesville Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Gabriel Escobedo-Escalera. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Ebscobedo-Escalera, 22, an alien, was founded in the United States after deportation from Paso Del Norte, Texas, on August 17, 2019. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations conducted the investigation.

Christopher W. Harjo. Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. Harjo, 24, of Tulsa, is charged with assaulting a victim by stabbing him with a sharp object. Harjo is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Zachary Ray Harris. Arson in Indian Country. Harris, 27, faces federal charges after reportedly set a building on fire in Tulsa on May 30, 2021. Harris is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation.  The Tulsa Fire Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are the investigative agencies.

Allan Michael Hunter. Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country (Count 1); Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number (Count 2). Hunter, 30, allegedly assaulted an individual by pointing a firearm at the victim on June 21, 2021. Additionally, Hunter possessed a Jiminez Arms 9mm semi-automatic pistol with an altered and obliterated serial number. The defendant is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Zatayvia Johnson. Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in Indian Country. Johnson, 19, of Tulsa, faces federal charges for shooting a victim with a firearm with intent to commit murder on March 31, 2021. The defendant is non-Indian, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Johnie Bernell Looney. Kidnapping in Indian Country (Count 1) and Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling and Suffocating in Indian Country (Count 2). Looney, 41, of Tulsa, unlawfully seized and kidnapped a female victim, his former intimate partner, on May 16, 2021. He is further charged with assaulting the female victim by strangulation. Looney is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department conducted the investigation.

Darian Resean Morris. Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country (Count 1) and Kidnapping in Indian Country (Count 2). Morris, 27, of Tulsa, faces charges after unlawfully seizing and kidnapped a Muscogee female victim on June 3, 2021. He reportedly used a knife to cause bodily harm and admitted his intent to kill her. Morris is non-Indian, and the alleged crime occurred within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Earl Hardy Morrow and Kory Edwin Morrow. Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography.(Counts 1 and 2); Possession of Child Pornography (Count 3) (superseding).  From Feb. 20 to Feb. 27, 2020, Early Morrow, 39, of Broken Arrow, allegedly distributed and received child sexual abuse material.  From Nov. 5, 2019 to Feb. 27, 2020, Kory Morrow, 41, of Broken Arrow, allegedly distributed and received child sexual abuse material. Both men are also charged with possessing child sexual abuse material, including images involving at least one prepubescent minor and a minor who had not attained 12 years of age from Nov. 5, 2019 to Feb. 27, 2020. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies.

David Mitchell Myall. Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. Myall, 40, of Salina, is charged with assaulting a victim with a knife on May 21, 2021. Mitchell is non-Indian, and the alleged crimes occurred on the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Salina Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Roberto Carlos Rosales-Rojas. Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien.  Rosales-Rojas, 32, was found in the United States after having been deported on Nov. 6, 2012, near Calexico, California. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and Tulsa Police Department is the investigative agency.

Chloe Louise Stith; David William Morris; Breanna Lynn Sloan; Morgan Lee Bowman; Sarah Michelle Humbard; Megan Louise Detherage; Ariel Sue Paige Divine. Tampering with a Witness, Victim, and Informant Conspiracy (Count 1);Tampering with a Witness, Victim, and Informant by Threatening Physical Force (Counts 2-6); Tampering with a Witness, Victim, and Informant by Use of Physical Force (Counts 7-10); Tampering with Documents and Proceedings by Corruptly Altering, Destroying, Mutilating, and Concealing a Record, Document, and Other Object (Count 11) (second superseding). The defendants all reside in Missouri. Stith, 21, of Carthage; Morris, 33; Sloan, 22, of Joplin; Bowman, 25; Humbard, 24, of Joplin; Detherage, 27, of Joplin; and Divine, 29, of Webb City, are charged with conspiring with one another and others to tamper with witnesses/informants by threatening the use force and actually using force (assault and kidnapping) to prevent those individuals from communicating with law enforcement officials about the murder of Jolene Campbell Walker, a citizen of the Osage Nation. Ms. Walker was initially reported missing, and on July 15, 2020, her remains were discovered in Mayes County within the Muscogee Nation Reservation. Several defendants also allegedly altered and destroyed evidence with the intent to impair its integrity and availability for use in an official proceeding. The defendants carried out their conspiracy from July 5, 2020 through the date of the superseding indictment, June 23, 2021. The indictment goes on to charge defendants with specific offenses each carried out as part of the conspiracy. The FBI, Muscogee Creek Nation Lighthorse Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Kailee Sweezy. Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling and Suffocating in Indian Country. Sweezy, 20, of Bartlesville, is charged with strangling and attempting to strangle an intimate partner on June 9, 2021. Sweezy is a non-Indian, and the alleged crime occurred within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Bartlesville Police Department are the investigative agencies.

Wayne Harley White. Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country (Count 1); Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor in Indian Country (Count 2). Between January 15, 2011 and April 3, 2012, White, 56, allegedly sexually abused a victim between the ages of 12 and 16 years of age. White is non-Indian, and the alleged crimes were committed within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. The FBI and Delaware County Sheriff’s Office are the investigative agencies.