Okemah Resident Pleads Guilty To Accessory After The Fact

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Sejaryee Lee Bear, age 41, of Okemah, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Accessory After the Fact to Murder in Indian Country, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Superseding Indictment alleged that on June 30, 2024, knowing that the offense of Murder in Indian Country had been committed, Bear assisted Michael Wayne Lambert in order to hinder and prevent Lambert’s apprehension, trial, and punishment.

The crime occurred in Okfuskee County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Okemah Police Department, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI).

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, 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.

Bear was released on bond with conditions pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lewis M. Reagan and Ryan F. Conway represented the United States.