April Federal Grand Jury 2023-B Indictments Announced

United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the April Federal Grand Jury 2023-B 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.

Edy Adonay Ayala-Carbajal. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Ayala-Carbajal, 36, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed in Sep. 2011, at or near Dallas, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ammon Brisolara is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-122

Dylan Lee Boyd. Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country; Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country; Abusive Sexual Contact with a Minor in Indian Country; Commission of Felony Sex Offense Involving a Minor by a Registered Sex Offender. Boyd, 27, of Quapaw and a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, is charged with knowingly engaging in a sexual act by force and threat with a minor victim under 16 years old in Nov. 2020.  He allegedly knowingly engaged in sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact with the minor victim. Boyd is further charged with committing a felony offense with a minor while being required to register as a sex offender. The Quapaw Nation Marshals Service is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacey P. Todd is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-114

Darrius Malik Brown. Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number; Receipt of a Firearm While Under Indictment for a Felony; Distribution of Fentanyl; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime (superseding). Brown, 25, of Tulsa, is charged with possessing a handgun with the serial number removed. He allegedly possessed a firearm while he was under indictment. Brown knowingly distributed fentanyl and possessed a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Elmore is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-083

Chaz Chinsethagid. Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor; Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography; Possession of Child Pornography in Indian Country. Chinsethagid, 33, of Jenks, is charged with attempting to persuade, induce, and entice, an individual whom he believed had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in sexual activity. He is further charged with knowingly receiving, possessing, and distributing visual images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Chinsethagid allegedly possessed visual images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children. Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations, Tulsa Police Department, Collinsville Police Department, and Creek County Sheriff’s Office are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-123

Eric Enslow. Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition; Obstructing, Delaying, and Affecting Commerce by Robbery; Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. Enslow, 35, transient, is charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition knowing he was previously convicted of felonies in Iowa. He allegedly affected interstate commerce by robbery and brandished a firearm during a crime of violence. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney John E. Brasher is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-124

Juan Jose Huerta; Miguel Angel Huerta; Carlos Pena-Villalba; Jose Fernando Flores Carillo; Roberto Carlos Valle. Drug Conspiracy (Count 1); Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute (Counts 2 & 8); Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute (Counts 3, 5 & 13); Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime (Counts 4, 6, 9, 11 & 14); Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises (Counts 7 & 15); Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute (Count 10); Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute (Count 12). Juan Huerta, 57, a Mexican National; Miguel Huerta, 27, of Broken Arrow; Pena-Villalba, 53, a Mexican National; Carillo, 24, a Mexican National; Valle, 45, a Mexican National are charged with conspiring to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine. Juan Huerta and Pena-Villalba are charged with allegedly possessing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Valle is further charged with knowingly possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Juan Huerta and Miguel Huerta are further charged with knowingly possessing more than 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Carillo allegedly also possessed fentanyl with intent to distribute. All are charged with possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking and with maintaining a residence to distribute drugs. The Drug Enforcement Administration, the Tulsa Police Department, and the Broken Arrow Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney David A. Nasar is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-118

Olegario Pinales Cobarrubias. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Cobarrubias, 42, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed in May 2008, at or near Del Rio, Texas. U.S. Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement and Removal Operations is the investigative agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mandy M. Mackenzie is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-115

Edwin Orlando Rios-Mejia. Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien; Tampering with Evidence. Rios-Mejia, 25, a Honduras national, is charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after having been removed in Sep. 2019, at or near Houston, Texas. He is further charged with evidence tampering. U.S. Immigration and Custom’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cheryl L. Baber is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-116

Juan Daniel Rodriguez; Adrian Hernandez Barrios; Adolfo Jacobo; Jesus Ponce Alcaraz; Aureliano Rodriguez Hernandez; Felecia Martinez, Luis Martinez; Marco Antonio Monreal Lopez; Juan Luis Luna; Bulmaro Martinez; Cesar Barrera-Gonzalez; Jorge Mario Piedra Hernandez. Drug Conspiracy (Count 1); Drug Conspiracy (Count 2); Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime (Count 3); Distribution of Methamphetamine (Counts 4 through 6); Distribution of Methamphetamine (Count 7); Distribution of Methamphetamine (Count 8); Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute (Counts 9 & 11); Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises (Counts 10, 12 & 14); Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute (Count 13); Distribution of Cocaine (Counts 15 & 16) (superseding). Rodriguez, 18, of Tulsa; Barrios, 28, of Tulsa and a Mexican national; Jacobo, 28, of Tulsa; Alcaraz, 30, a Mexican national; Aureliano Hernandez, 38, a Mexican national; Felecia Martinez, 39 of Tulsa and a member of the Potawatomi Nation; Luis Martinez, 37, a Mexican national; Lopez, 41, a Mexican National; Luna, 41, a Mexican National are charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Barrios, Jacobo, Alcaraz, Barrera-Gonzalez, 27, a Mexican national, Bulmaro Martinez, 38, a Mexican national, Jorge Hernandez, 38, a Mexican national are also charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. Barrios is further charged with possessing a firearm while drug trafficking, and intentionally distributing methamphetamine and more than 50 grams of a mixture that contains methamphetamine. Rodriguez is charged with allegedly distributing more than 500 grams of a mixture that contains methamphetamine. Rodriguez, Aureliano Hernandez, and Felecia Martinez are further charged with maintaining a residence to distribute methamphetamine. Additionally, Felecia Martinez is charged with possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and Alcaraz is further charged with distributing cocaine. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam D. McConney is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-078

Gerson Armando Romero Salazar. Alien Unlawfully in the United States in Possession of a Firearm. Salazar, 22, an El Salvador national, is charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition knowing he was unlawfully in the United States. The Homeland Security Investigations and Broken Arrow Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shakema M. Onias is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-125

Richard Joseph Schweiger. Felon in Possession of a Firearm (Count 1); Drug Conspiracy (Count 2); Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury (Counts 3 & 6); Distribution of Heroin Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury (Count 4); Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death; Prior Conviction Allegation for a Felony Drug Offense (Count 5) (superseding). Schweiger, 48, of Sapulpa, is charged with possessing a firearm knowing he was previously convicted of felonies in Louisiana and Oklahoma. He is charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl since January 2022. It is alleged that during that time, Schweiger distributed fentanyl or heroin to at least three individuals, which resulted in serious bodily harm. He is further charged with knowingly distributing fentanyl, which resulted in the death of Barbara Ann Martin. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Creek County Sheriff’s Office are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Flesher is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-009

Brian Thomas Tate. Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident in Indian Country. Tate, 40, of Oilton and a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, is charged with failing to stay at the scene of an accident and rendering reasonable assistance to those injured in the accident. The FBI, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Creek County Sheriff’s Office are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Ihler is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-129

Stanley Wayne Zackery, Jr. Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling and Suffocating and Attempting to Strangle and Suffocate in Indian Country; Robbery in Indian Country;  Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country; Domestic Assault in Indian Country by a Habitual Offender. Zackery, 41, of Weleetka and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is charged with assaulting a dating partner by strangling and suffocating the victim. He is accused of taking property of value from the victim by force and violence. Zackery is charged with assaulting the victim which resulted in serious bodily injury. Additionally, he is further charged with domestic assault after receiving felony convictions for domestic assault in Okfuskee District Court and the Eastern District of Oklahoma Federal Court. The FBI and the Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Weems is prosecuting the case. 24-CR-117