The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma reported that Jimcy McGirt, 76, of Wewoka, has entered a guilty plea to one count of failure to register as sex offender, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The indictment alleged that on May 2, 2024, McGirt was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma and that from Aug. 25, 2024, until Aug. 31, 2024, McGirt knowingly failed to register that he was residing in a home, either temporarily or permanently, within a two-thousand foot radius of any playground or park.
The charge arose from an investigation by the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. 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.
McGirt will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah McAmis and Nicole Paladino represented the United States.
