Skip to main content
Press Release

Federal Jury Convicts Ardmore Man Of Multiple Charges Associated With The Assault And Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor In Indian Country

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Geovanta Ty'Kearon Lee, age 21, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, was found guilty by a federal jury on charges of (1) Cyberstalking, (2) Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to Do Bodily Harm in Indian Country, (3) Use, Carry, Brandish, and Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence, (4) Receipt of Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and (5) Possession of Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in Indian Country. The jury trial began on Monday, February 27, 2023, and concluded on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

During the trial, the United States presented evidence that on February 23, 2022, in Ardmore, Lee followed a vehicle driven by the victim.  When the victim stopped, Lee exited his vehicle holding a firearm. Lee discharged the firearm when the victim began to drive away, striking the trunk on the driver’s side. The bullet was stopped by an amplifier in the trunk. Lee fled the scene after the shooting. In the month after the assault, Lee engaged in a course of conduct, using Facebook and phone calls, to intimidate and harass the victim.  Phones recovered from the Defendant’s bedroom were searched as part of the investigation and contained evidence the Defendant received and possessed a video depicting sexual exploitation of a minor.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma prosecuted the case because the Defendant is a member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe and the crimes occurred in Carter County, within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation Reservation and within the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The guilty verdicts were the result of investigations by the Ardmore Police Department, Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma in Muskogee, presided over the trial and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following completion of the report. Lee was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal pending the imposition of sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Flanigan and Special Assistant United States Attorney Dwight Artis represented the United States.

Updated January 14, 2025

Topics
Project Safe Childhood
Firearms Offenses
Indian Country Law and Justice
Violent Crime