Garvin County Resident Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Government Property

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Walter James Morris, age 38, of Stratford, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to a one-count Information of Misdemeanor Theft of Government Property, punishable by up to 12 months in prison, and up to a $100,000.00 fine.

The Information alleged that on July 10, 2025, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Morris knowingly stole a Personal Identity Verification card belonging to the United States Department of Justice with a value not exceeding $1,000.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, 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.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob R. Parker represented the United States.