The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District announced sentences this week for several area residents:
Federal Firearms Offense
Jaylon Christopher Heneha, 26, of Henryetta, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for a federal firearms offense, according to the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The charges arose from investigations by the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On May 2, 2023, Heneha pleaded guilty to one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. According to investigators, on Jan. 22, 2023, officers with the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police discovered Heneha in possession of a firearm during the course of another investigation. At the time he possessed the gun, Heneha knew he had been previously convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
Heneha was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.
— 35 Years for Sexual Abuse
Sean Paul Baker, 31, of Henryetta, was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, after being found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country and one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country.
During the trial, the United States presented evidence that beginning in February of 2015 and continuing until December of 2021, Sean Paul Baker engaged in sexual acts with a minor victim, who had not reached 10 years of age. The crimes occurred in Okmulgee County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee Nation Reservation, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The guilty verdicts were the result of an investigation by the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Baker was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.
— Federal Firearms Offense
Kent Matthew Stapp, 34, of Wetumka, was sentenced was sentenced to 60 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm.
The charges arose from investigations by the Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s Office, the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
On March 13, 2023, a federal jury found Stapp guilty at trial of one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. According to court documents, on Feb. 11, 2022, Okmulgee County Sheriff ’s deputies discovered Stapp in possession of a 9mm semi-automatic pistol after Stapp attempted to flee during a traffic stop.
At trial, Stapp testified that he attempted to flee in order to prevent the discovery of the firearm on his person. The jury found that Stapp knew he had been previously convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year while he was in possession of the firearm.
Stapp was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a sentence of incarceration.
