Hugo Resident Pleads Guilty To Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Donovan Tyler Ray, age 33, of Hugo, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Failure to Register as Sex Offender.

The Indictment alleged that Ray received a felony conviction of Rape—Second Degree from the State of Oklahoma in 2020 and was required to register as a sex offender.  From November 21, 2024, until January 3, 2025, Ray failed to register and update his registration despite entering, leaving, or residing in Indian country, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the United States Marshals Service.

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

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Pippin represented the United States.