Durant Resident Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Obscene Visual Representations Of The Sexual Abuse Of Children

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Zachary Aaron Holderness, age 25, of Durant, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information of one count of Possession of Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.

The Information alleged that on February 27, 2025, Holderness knowingly possessed a visual depiction lacking serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value, transported by means of interstate or foreign commerce, including by computer, and depicting, or appearing to depict, a minor engaging in sexual intercourse.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police.

The Honorable D. Edward Snow, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Holderness will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Morgan Muzljakovich represented the United States.