TULSA, Okla. – Today, Jamalo Keon Bruner, Jr., 25, of Tulsa and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, was arrested after being federally indicted for First Degree Felony Murder in Indian Country.
The unsealed indictment alleges that in October 2019, Bruner attempted to rob or burglarize an individual. While doing so,
22-year-old Benjamin Montgomery was killed.
Since 2019, the Tulsa Police Department has worked diligently investigating the case. Court records show that two additional
non-Indian defendants are charged in State Court for first-degree felony murder of Mr. Montgomery.
Following the McGirt decision and Bruner’s tribal status, the FBI is working with the Tulsa Police Department on the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric O. Johnston and Tyson McCoy are prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Northern District of Oklahoma — U.S. Department of Justice press release.