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Offices of the United States Attorneys   You are subscribed to Indian Country Law and Justice news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Pittsburg County Resident Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder 11/05/2024 07:00 AM EST MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Timothy Kenneth Barber, age 44, of Hartshorne, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Indictment charging him with one count of Second-Degree Murder in Indian Country.The Indictment alleged that on December 20, 2023, Barber killed the victim with malice aforethought. Stilwell Resident Sentenced For Sexual Abuse In Indian Country 11/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Joseph Gene Christie, age 18, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for one count of Sexual Abuse in Indian Country.  Christie will have to register and comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act upon release.On January 5, 2024, Christie was charged in a single-count Felony Information of Sexual Abuse in Indian Country.  On January 18, 2024, Christie pleaded guilty to the charge.  According to investigators, on March 6, 2023, Christie sexually assaulted an individual at a Stilwell residence. Former Stilwell Teacher Sentenced To Thirty-Five Years For Aggravated Sexual Abuse Of A Child 11/01/2024 08:00 AM EDT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Lawrence Fourkiller, age forty-eight, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 420 months imprisonment, followed by a life-time term of supervised release, for one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child in Indian Country.Fourkiller pleaded guilty to the charge on April 11, 2024.  According to investigators, between August 2020 and May 2021, Fourkiller, while employed as a teacher at Stilwell Elementary School, sexually abused a student under the age of twelve.  During the investigation, the FBI set up a designated tip-line which led to the discovery of twelve additional victims. You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the Offices of the United States Attorneys website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy  | GovDelivery Privacy Policy Follow the Offices of the United States Attorneys on Twitter: @USAttorneys