logo
Login Subscribe
Google Play App Store
  • news
  • sports
  • lifestyle
  • commentary
  • obituaries
  • Calendar
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Form Submission / Advertise
    • advertisers pay now
    • news
    • sports
    • lifestyle
    • commentary
    • obituaries
    • Calendar
    • Contact
      • Contact Us
      • Form Submission / Advertise
      • advertisers pay now
news
October 25, 2023
Checotah residents plead guilty to drug crimes

MUSKOGEE – Jerry Eugene Teafatiller, 39, and Doyle Lee Lafavor, 52, both of Checotah, Oklahoma, entered guilty pleas to federal drug offenses, according to The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Teafatiller pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, which carries a potential prison term of 5 to 40 years.

Lafavor pleaded guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, which carries a potential prison term of 10 years to life.

The Superseding Indictment alleged that on or about April 17, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Teafatiller possessed with the intent to distribute at least 5 grams of methamphetamine. The Indictment further alleged that Lafavor possessed with the intent to distribute at least 50 grams of methamphetamine.

According to investigators, Teafatiller and Lafavor obtained packages through the U.S. Mail containing methamphetamine, which they intended to distribute to others.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the McIntosh County Sheriff ’s Department and the District 25 District Attorney’s Office Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the pleas and ordered the completion of presentence investigation reports. Both defendants were remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal pending their sentencing hearings.

Assistant United States Attorney Erin Cornell represented the United States.

Eufaula Public Market enhancing Christmas spirit
news
Eufaula Public Market enhancing Christmas spirit
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
December 6, 2023
Tim and Jennifer Albro created the Eufaula Public Market (EPM) last summer on the south side of town at 701 S. Main St., across the street from Braum’s Ice Cream. An array of food trucks park there to...
this is a test
Remembering Pearl Harbor
sports
Remembering Pearl Harbor
December 6, 2023
December 7, 1941 At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japa...
this is a test
sports
Cowboys to play Texas A&M in TaxAct Texas Bowl
December 6, 2023
The Oklahoma State football team makes its second appearance in the TaxAct Texas Bowl when it takes on Texas A&M at 8 p.m. CT on December 27 at NRG Stadium. It will be OSU’s fourth bowl game played in...
this is a test
sports
Bulldogs bite Ironheads in season opener
By DAVID SEELEY SPECIAL TO THE INDIAN JOURNAL 
December 6, 2023
MULDROW -- The Muldrow High School basketball teams opened their 2023-24 basketball seasons successfully as they swept the visiting Eufaula squads Tuesday night at Roger Sharp Activity Center. The Lad...
this is a test
sports
Hunting Seasons
December 6, 2023
DEER Deer Archery Oct 1, 2023 - Jan 15, 2024 Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun Dec 18, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 ELK Holiday Antlerless Elk Gun Dec 18, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 ANTELOPE Antelope Gun (doe only, draw on...
this is a test
news
Court Report
December 6, 2023
McIntosh County District Court Report Felony Cases Alysia Marie Anderson: falsely personate another to create liability Twanna Almeda Coz: bringing contraband into jail/penal institution Misdemeanor C...
this is a test
ePaper
coogle_play
app_store
Editor Picks
Sooners versus Arizona in Alamo Bowl
sports
Sooners versus Arizona in Alamo Bowl
December 6, 2023
Oklahoma will make its 57th bowl appearance and school-record 25th in a row when it faces Arizona in the 31st Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 28, in San Antonio, Texas. OU’s bowl destination was a...
this is a test
Aiyana Brewer
sports
Aiyana Brewer
December 6, 2023
Aiyana Brewer of Checotah shoots over her opponent. Brewer will play a key role in the Wildcats’ success.
this is a test
sports
2023-24 Checotah Wildcats Basketball Preview
December 6, 2023
Checotah Wildcats Boys Team The Checotah Wildcats are a young team with one senior on the team, 6’5” Kamden Miller. They are a great perimeter shooting team and very athletic with guards Tyler Orman a...
this is a test
The 2023-24 Checotah Lady Wildcats Basketball Team
sports
The 2023-24 Checotah Lady Wildcats Basketball Team
December 6, 2023
this is a test
The 2023-24 Checotah Wildcats Basketball Team
sports
The 2023-24 Checotah Wildcats Basketball Team
December 6, 2023
this is a test
Facebook

THE EUFAULA INDIAN JOURNAL
109 S. Main
PO Box 689
Eufaula, OK 74432

(918) 689-2191

This site complies with ADA requirements

© 2023 THE EUFAULA INDIAN JOURNAL

  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility Policy