MUSKOGEE, OK – A 24-year-old Tulsa man, Wilmer Medardo Guerrero, pleaded guilty this week to one count of Robbery in Indian Country, as announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. The plea stems from a violent crime committed over four years ago within the Chickasaw Nation Reservation.
According to the indictment, Guerrero forcibly took and attempted to take valuable items from another person on December 18, 2020, using violence and intimidation. The incident occurred in Pontotoc County, located within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation Reservation in Oklahoma’s Eastern District, placing it under federal jurisdiction.
The case was investigated by a joint effort involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Ada Police Department, and the District 22 Task Force. Their work led to the charges against Guerrero, culminating in his guilty plea.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Gerald L. Jackson presided over the hearing in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepting Guerrero’s plea. Judge Jackson ordered a presentence investigation report to be completed, which will inform the final sentencing decision. Guerrero remains in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending that hearing, with no sentencing date yet announced.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael E. Robinson and T. Cameron McEwen prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States. The guilty plea marks a significant development in addressing crime within Indian Country, where federal authorities play a key role in law enforcement.
