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Ward pleads guilty to federal drug crime

Thursday, June 6, 2024 - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Robert Carl Ward, age 68, of Vian, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of a Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. 


The charges arose from an investigation by the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 


The Indictment alleged that on January 2, 2024, Robert Carl Ward knowingly and intentionally possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the same.  According to investigators, Ward possessed and intended to distribute over 575 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.


The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. 


Morton was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.



KXMX Staff Writer


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