WV Predator Nabbed in Tulsa: Christner Faces Minor Enticement Charges

TULSA, OK – A wave of federal indictments landed in Oklahoma this September, exposing a range of criminal activity from alleged child predation to brazen burglaries and counterfeit currency schemes. United States Attorney Clint Johnson announced the results of the September Federal Grand Jury 2025-A, detailing charges against six individuals and laying out the alleged crimes that brought them before the court. As always, an indictment is not proof of guilt; each defendant is presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

The most disturbing case centers around Jeffrey Todd Christner, 59, of Paden City, West Virginia. Christner is charged with Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, and Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct. Authorities allege Christner attempted to solicit sexually explicit material from someone he believed to be underage, then traveled from West Virginia to Tulsa with the intent to commit those acts. Homeland Security Investigations (Tulsa & Charleston), the Broken Arrow Police Department, and the Tulsa Airport Police Department spearheaded the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Robert is handling the prosecution (case 25-CR-325).

In a separate incident, Christopher Don Harl, 41, of Tulsa, a member of the Cherokee Nation, faces a quartet of serious charges: First Degree Burglary in Indian Country; Retaliation by Threatening to Cause Bodily Injury; Retaliation by Damaging Tangible Property; and Tampering with a Witness and Victim by Using the Threat of Physical Force. The indictment claims Harl broke into an occupied home intending to commit a crime, then actively intimidated the victim to prevent them from reporting the burglary to law enforcement. The FBI and the Tulsa Police Department investigated, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara Heign assigned to the case (25-CR-332).

Financial crimes also featured prominently in the grand jury’s findings. Roderick Douwey Jordan, 30, of Port Lucie, Florida, and Bertram Jerome Leonard, 30, of Miami, Florida, are accused of Conspiracy and Passing Counterfeit Obligations. They allegedly worked together to circulate fake currency at various retail locations. The U.S. Secret Service, alongside local police departments in Tulsa, Catoosa, and Broken Arrow, built the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Whipple is prosecuting (25-CR-326).

The streets of Tulsa also saw the seizure of illegal weapons. Kameron Lee King, 20, of Tulsa, is charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun. The indictment details that King, a previously convicted felon, was found with both a firearm and a device converting it into a fully automatic weapon. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tulsa Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth Elmore is assigned to the case (25-CR-323). Additionally, Agustin Luevano Najera, 52, a Mexican national, is charged with Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien, after being previously deported in 2015. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office investigated, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Ihler prosecuting (25-CR-324).

Rounding out the indictments, Barry Wayne Newberry, 60, of Tulsa and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is accused of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. The indictment alleges Newberry attacked a victim with a dangerous weapon, causing injury. The FBI and Tulsa Police Department investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Dunn is prosecuting the case (25-CR-321). These indictments represent a continued effort by federal and local agencies to address crime within Oklahoma’s borders. The Grimy Times will continue to follow these cases as they move through the legal system.

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