United States Attorney Clint Johnson has announced the indictments returned by the September 2025-A session of the Federal Grand Jury. The indictments list several individuals charged with alleged violations of federal law. Each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Jeffrey Todd Christner, 59, from Paden City, West Virginia, faces charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. According to the indictment, Christner allegedly tried to persuade someone he believed was under 18 to participate in sexually explicit acts and traveled from West Virginia to Tulsa for this purpose. Homeland Security Investigations offices in Tulsa and Charleston, along with local police departments, conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert is prosecuting.
Christopher Don Harl, 41, of Tulsa and a member of the Cherokee Nation, is charged with first degree burglary in Indian Country, retaliation by threatening bodily injury and damaging property, as well as tampering with a witness or victim using threats of physical force. Authorities allege Harl broke into an occupied home intending to commit a crime and threatened harm if information about the burglary was shared with law enforcement. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department investigated; Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara Heign is prosecuting.
Roderick Douwey Jordan of Port Lucie, Florida, and Bertram Jerome Leonard of Miami are both 30 years old and face conspiracy charges related to passing counterfeit obligations and securities. They are accused of working together—and with others—to use counterfeit currency at multiple retailers. Investigating agencies include the U.S. Secret Service and several local police departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Whipple is handling prosecution.
Kameron Lee King, 20, from Tulsa, is charged as a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition as well as illegal possession of a machine gun after allegedly having a handgun fitted with a conversion device despite prior felony convictions. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Tulsa Police Department led the investigation; Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Elmore is prosecuting.
Agustin Luevano Najera, 52-year-old Mexican national, is accused of unlawful reentry after removal from the United States in September 2015. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office investigated; Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Ihler is prosecuting.
Barry Wayne Newberry, 60, from Tulsa and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, faces charges for assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in bodily harm within Indian Country boundaries. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department conducted the investigation; Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Dunn is handling prosecution.
Eduin Osmar Ramos-Lemus, 39-year-old Honduran national; Noe Nava Mata, 39-year-old Mexican national: Both are separately charged with unlawful reentry after being previously removed—Ramos-Lemus in March 2022 and Nava Mata in June 2023—with investigations by ICE Enforcement Dallas Field Office.
Joseph Lee Starkey, age 45 from Tulsa, stands accused of failing to appear before court following pretrial release conditions set in another case. The Office of Inspector General for Veterans Affairs led the investigation; Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Greenough prosecutes.
La’Dontae Lavere Taylor (27), also from Tulsa: Taylor faces superseding charges including two counts as felon in possession of firearms/ammunition (December 2024 & February 2025), sex trafficking by financially benefiting from recruiting or transporting an individual for commercial sex acts, plus transporting that person for prostitution or other sexual activity across state lines or jurisdictions. ATF and Tulsa Police investigated; Assistant U.S Attorneys John W. Dowdell & Kenneth Elmore prosecute.
“The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law,” said Johnson’s office in its announcement.“which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence.”
