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• COURTSFederal CaseArdmore Resident Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Sexual Exploitation Material

  An Ardmore resident, 22, pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual exploitation material in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

  This story reports a conviction or sentence entered by a court.

  New Mexico · 10/8/2026, 6:00:00 AM · U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• COURTSFederal CaseMcAlester Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault By Strangling

  Kenneth Glenn McCarroll, a McAlester resident, pleaded guilty to assault by strangling.

  This story reports a conviction or sentence entered by a court.

  New Mexico · 10/8/2026, 6:00:00 AM · U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• COURTSFederal CaseOklahoma County Resident Pleads Guilty To Theft In Indian Country

  Jennifer Luann Hammer, 52, of Edmond, pleaded guilty to theft in Indian Country in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

  This story reports a conviction or sentence entered by a court.

  Oklahoma County, OK · 10/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM · U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• COURTSFederal CasePontotoc County Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Discharge Of A Firearm While Committing A Crime Of Violence

  Terrance Latrell Richardson, 38, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

  This story reports a conviction or sentence entered by a court.

  Pontotoc County, OK · 10/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM · U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
• COURTSFireDefendant Pleads Guilty To Arson In Indian Country

  Dillon Lee Vail, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of arson in Indian Country.

  This story reports a conviction or sentence entered by a court.

  New Mexico · 10/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM · U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma

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