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Quinton Resident Pleads Guilty To Laundering Monetary Instruments

Coastal News & Report January 15, 2021

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Choice Lynn Needham, age 46, of Quinton, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Laundering Monetary Instruments, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1956(a)(1)(A)(i)…

U.S. Attorney Trent Shores Announces the Hiring of Retired Tulsa Police Lieutenant Chris Witt as Law Enforcement Coordinator

Coastal News & Report January 15, 2021

TULSA, OK – United States Attorney Trent Shores today announced the hiring of retired Tulsa Police Lieutenant Chris Witt as Law Enforcement Coordinator (LEC) for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In his position, Witt will act as a liaison between the U.S. Attorney’s…

Tulsa man pulled woman from car at Walmart , then stole it

Coastal News & Report January 13, 2021

TULSA, OKLAHOMA – A Tulsa man pleaded guilty this morning after he forcefully pulled a woman from her car and then stole it, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. Tyler Jonathan Martin, 28, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge John…

Muscogee Nation Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Robbery

Coastal News & Report January 12, 2021

GLENPOOL, OK – A man pleaded guilty this morning to attempted robbery in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. Mason Ray Razo, 19, of Glenpool, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge John E. Dowdell. Razo is an enrolled member of…

Owasso man struck and killed man while being chased by police

Coastal News & Report January 12, 2021

OWASSO, OKLAHOMA – An Owasso man was sentenced today in federal court for striking and killing William Houseman while eluding officers at speeds exceeding 90 mph in 2019. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Michael Leon Johnson, 35, to 19 years…

Fort Gibson Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

Coastal News & Report January 9, 2021

FORT GIBSON, OK – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joshua Wade Frazier, age 39, of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21,…

Tulsa man received package of heroin in the mail, pleads guilty to possession

Coastal News & Report January 8, 2021

TULSA, OKLAHOMA – Shane McClearan Wright, 44, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty to all five counts of the indictment before U.S. District Court Judge Claire V. Eagan. Wright’s sentencing is scheduled for April 7, 2021. “Heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine are quite the trifecta…

Tulsa Police searching for killer of Donza Settles

Coastal News & Report January 7, 2021

TULSA, OK – A man shot in the parking lot of the Town Square Apartment complex in Tulsa has become the city’s first homicide victim of 2021. According to Tulsa Police, on 1/5/2021 at 11:37 pm, 30-year-old Donza Settles, was shot in…

Tulsa Preschool Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

Coastal News & Report January 7, 2021

TULSA, OK– A Tulsa pre-school teacher pleaded guilty to distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. Andrew Glenn Perrine, 31, of Tulsa, pleaded guilty to distribution and receipt of child pornography and to possession of child pornography from…

Heroin trafficker gets 7 years in prison

Coastal News & Report January 5, 2021

TULSA, OKLAHOMA- A man who acted as a redistributor in a heroin trafficking operation with ties to the New Generation Cartel was sentenced in federal court today, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. U.S. District Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Sean Wasson, 27,…