Jonathan Ray Higginbotham, Involuntary Manslaughter, Oklahoma 2021

Ardmore Man Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – A federal jury found Jonathan Ray Higginbotham, Jr, age 22, of Ardmore, Oklahoma guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country.

The jury trial began with testimony on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, and concluded on Thursday, May 19, 2022, with the guilty verdict. The crime occurred on January 19, 2021, when Higginbotham fired a 9mm Hi-Point carbine killing George Powell in a private residence in Ardmore.

The guilty verdict was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Ardmore Police Department. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma prosecuted the case because the defendant is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe and the crime occurred in Carter County, within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation Reservation.

Higginbotham was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal pending the imposition of sentencing. The Honorable Scott L. Palk, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, will preside over the sentencing hearing.

Assistant United States Attorneys Patrick Flanigan and Casey Richmond represented the United States in this case.

Higginbotham will face sentencing following the completion of a presentence report. The exact date of sentencing has not been scheduled yet.

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