Possession of contraband in the Okmulgee County jail could see David Hurl Lemmon in federal prison for a year.
Lemmon, 48, enter a guilty plea to Possessing Contraband in a Prison at a federal court hearing this week. In addition to the jail term, he could be fined up to $100,000 be on supervised release for a year and a special assessment for $25.
The Indictment alleged that on or about April 12, 2021, an FBI Task Force Officer (TFO) received a report of a disturbance in the X-Pod at the Okmulgee County Jail. The X-Pod houses Federal inmates in accordance with a contract between the United States Marshals Service and the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority. Upon arrival, the TFO was informed the disturbance had been ongoing and had escalated into a riot situation.
When additional law enforcement arrived, a team was formed to enter the pod and restore order. As the officers entered the pod, a group of inmates begin throwing pieces of concrete at the officers. The riot lasted approximately two and one-half hours before order was restored, and some of the inmates (including Lemmon) used cellular phones during the riot. A total of nine inmates including Lemmon were charged with federal offenses.
That was the same riot that saw Henryetta police detective Robert Heath receive serious hand injuries when an inmate smashed it with a concrete block. Heath has had several surgeries and is still unable to get full use of part of his hand.