MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Alan Rodriguez Velazquez, a/k/a Alan Rodriguez, age 25, of Lancaster, Texas, entered a guilty plea to one count of Attempted Murder of a Federal Officer, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The Indictment alleged that on July 17, 2025, Rodriguez Velazquez willfully, deliberately, maliciously, and with premeditation and malice aforethought, attempted to kill a United States Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer engaged in the performance of official duties.
The crime occurred in McCurtain County, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The charge arose from an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Oklahoma State Park Rangers.
The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, Magistrate Judge in the United States 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.
Rodriguez Velazquez will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jarrod Leaman 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.