AUGUST FEDERAL GRAND JURY RETURNS INDICTMENTS AGAINST 12 DEFENDANTS IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

Tulsa, Oklahoma — August 6, 2026 — A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Oklahoma has returned indictments against 12 defendants across 11 criminal cases involving allegations of kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, firearms offenses, methamphetamine distribution, wire fraud, tax violations, unlawful reentry and failure to register as a sex offender.

United States Attorney Clint Johnson announced the results of the August Federal Grand Jury 2026-A proceedings on Thursday.

An indictment formally presents federal charges against a defendant but does not establish guilt. Every person named in the indictments is presumed innocent unless the government proves the charges beyond a reasonable doubt in court.

Adrian Barrera Quiroz, 42, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawful reentry after removal. Federal prosecutors allege Barrera Quiroz reentered the United States after being removed twice in 2007 and three times in 2016. Homeland Security Investigations is investigating the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Augustus Forster is prosecuting it. The case is filed as 26-CR-298.

Levante Ladaniel Brewer, 34, of Tulsa, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The indictment alleges Brewer possessed the firearm and ammunition despite knowing that he had previously been convicted of a felony. The FBI, Tulsa Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Brasher is prosecuting it under case number 26-CR-290.

Jaleen Larenz Brown, 25, of Broken Arrow, is charged with receiving a firearm and ammunition while under indictment. Prosecutors allege Brown received the firearm and ammunition while knowing that he was prohibited from doing so because he was under indictment for illegally possessing a machine gun. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Broken Arrow Police Department and Tulsa Police Department are the investigative agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney John W. Dowdell is prosecuting the case, which is filed as 26-CR-289.

David Wayne Burks Jr., 37, of Tulsa, is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges Burks possessed a firearm while knowing that he had previously been convicted of a felony. The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Creek County Sheriff’s Office and Muscogee Creek Nation Lighthorse Police Department participated in the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Dunn is prosecuting the case under case number 26-CR-296.

Toan Chu, 56, a Vietnamese national, is charged with failing to register as a sex offender. Prosecutors allege Chu was knowingly required to register but failed to do so from December 2025 through April 2026. The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michele Hulgaard is prosecuting it. The case is filed as 26-CR-288.

Derick Jean Davis, 48, of Salina, is named in a superseding indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Prosecutors allege Davis possessed the firearm and ammunition while knowing that he had previously been convicted of a felony. The superseding designation identifies the filing as an updated charging document in an existing federal case.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Mayes County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Jolly is prosecuting it under case number 26-CR-124.

Abraham Mendez Mendez, 21, a Mexican national, is charged with unlawful reentry after removal. The indictment alleges Mendez Mendez unlawfully returned to the United States after being removed in 2024. Homeland Security Investigations is the investigative agency, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Osborn is prosecuting the case. The case is filed as 26-CR-267.

Terrance Dujuan Reed, 34, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, is charged with kidnapping in Indian Country, assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in Indian Country, aggravated sexual abuse by force and threat in Indian Country, and carrying, using and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The indictment alleges Reed kidnapped a woman and assaulted her with the intent to commit sexual abuse. Prosecutors further allege that Reed committed aggravated sexual abuse through force and threats and brandished a firearm during the charged crime of violence.

The FBI and Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacey Todd is prosecuting it under case number 26-CR-287.

Jesse Charles Ryan, 44, of Locust Grove, is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug-trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Prosecutors allege Ryan knowingly possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. The indictment further alleges that he possessed a firearm during the drug-trafficking offense and possessed the weapon despite knowing that his prior felony conviction prohibited him from doing so.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kenneth Elmore and Stephen Flynn are prosecuting it under case number 26-CR-286.

Heatherlee Jade Smith, 34, of Skiatook, is charged with one count of wire fraud, five counts of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions and two counts of willfully making and subscribing false federal income tax returns.

Federal prosecutors allege Smith fraudulently redirected at least $237,559.06 in payments intended for a law firm’s client into accounts she controlled. The indictment further alleges that Smith completed at least five financial transactions intended to conceal the unlawful activity.

Smith is also accused of failing to report all her taxable income on federal income tax returns filed for 2021 and 2022.

The Internal Revenue Service–Criminal Investigation, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Skiatook Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Whipple is prosecuting it under case number 26-CR-285.

Martin Villicana Lopez, 40, of Tulsa and a naturalized citizen originally from Mexico, and Haley Nicole Adair, 28, of Tulsa, are charged in a five-count indictment involving methamphetamine distribution and firearms.

Villicana Lopez and Adair are charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and with two counts of possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Prosecutors allege the defendants knowingly participated in the conspiracy and possessed methamphetamine intended for distribution.

Villicana Lopez is separately charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment alleges he possessed the firearm while engaged in drug trafficking and knew that his prior felony conviction prohibited him from possessing it.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration Tulsa Resident Office, Homeland Security Investigations, Tulsa Police Department and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kenneth Elmore, Valeria Luster and Jorge Diaz-Guma are prosecuting the case, which is filed as 26-CR-284.

The August federal grand jury results include seven cases containing firearm charges, two cases involving drug-trafficking or drug-possession allegations, two unlawful-reentry cases, one sex-offender registration case, one case involving kidnapping and sexual-abuse allegations, and one financial case involving fraud, monetary transactions and federal tax charges. Several indictments contain more than one category of alleged criminal conduct.

The charges remain allegations. Each defendant is entitled to the presumption of innocence throughout the federal court process unless guilt is established beyond a reasonable doubt.

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