MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Carly Joan Thompson, age 43, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 3 years’ probation for one count of Concealing a Person from Arrest.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On August 26, 2025, Thompson pleaded guilty to the charge.
According to investigators, on March 14, 2024, federal agents interviewed Thompson during a search for Dale Thomas Ako on a felony arrest warrant. During the interview, agents informed Thompson that they were searching for Ako, a fugitive wanted for Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Abusive Sexual Contact of a Minor in Indian Country, who had absconded after removing his ankle monitor. During the interview, Thompson denied knowing Ako’s whereabouts and claimed that she had no way of contacting him. However, from March 14, 2024, until October 10, 2024, Thompson allowed Ako to live in her home and provided Ako with financial support, a vehicle, food, and clothing. On October 10, 2024, agents arrested Ako leaving Thompson’s residence.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, Senior Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma presided over the hearing.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristin Knutson and Lewis M. Reagan represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Eastern District of Oklahoma — U.S. Department of Justice press release.