McALESTER RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO
THEFT OF PROPERTY FROM A GOVERNMENT INSTALLATION
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Garland Leon Seay, age 38, of McAlester, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to two counts of Theft of Government Property, punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to 10 years and a $250,000.00 fine, and one count of Entering a Military Installation for a Purpose Prohibited by Law, punishable by a term of imprisonment of up to six months and a fine of up to $5,000.00.
The Indictment alleged that on July 22, 2024, Seay willfully and knowingly stole property of the United States belonging to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in value exceeding $1,000.00, including an inert training missile, telescope spotlights, electronic tablets, tools, and a Nikon camera.
The Indictment also alleged that between July 2023 and September 4, 2024, Seay willfully and knowingly stole property of the United States belonging to the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in value exceeding $1,000.00, including computer hard drives, spools of cable, bags of heavy machinery tools, and miscellaneous tools and equipment.
Finally, the Indictment alleged that beginning on July 11, 2024, and continuing until July 16, 2024, Seay knowingly and unlawfully entered the property of McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, a military installation, in order to steal property belonging to the United States.
The charges arose from an investigation by the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Police Department, Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael E. Robinson represented the United States.