Please E-mail suggested additions, comments and/or corrections to Kent@MoreLaw.Com.

Help support the publication of case reports on MoreLaw

Date: 09-16-2022

Case Style:

United States of America v. Merle Lancaster Sr.

Case Number: 4:21-cr-00373

Judge: Gregory K. Frizzell

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

Defendant's Attorney:



Click Here to Watch How To Find A Lawyer by Kent Morlan

Click Here For The Best Tulsa Criminal Defense Lawyer Directory


If no lawyer is listed, call 918-582-6422 and MoreLaw will help you find a lawyer for free.

Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
assaulting and threatening to kill a victim, robbing him of hundreds of dollars, and stealing his vehicle.

Lancaster pleaded guilty in November 2021 to robbery in Indian Country. He admitted that on Feb. 3, 2021, he threatened to kill the victim and his family if he did not hand over money or drugs. Lancaster further assaulted the victim with a baseball bat to force the victim to comply with his demands. The man was then forced into his own vehicle, and Lancaster and an accomplice drove the man to a convenience store so he could withdraw several hundred dollars from an ATM. Video surveillance showed the victim and Lancaster entering the convenience store, and the victim withdrawing cash and handing it over to Lancaster as Lancaster stood over him.

The three then left the convenience store, and Lancaster and his accomplice eventually forced the man out of the car and drove away.

18 USC 1151, 1153, and 2111: Robbery in Indian Country

Outcome: Mr. Lancaster was sentenced to 90 Months in Prison.

Plaintiff's Experts:

Defendant's Experts:

Comments:



Find a Lawyer

Subject:
City:
State:
 

Find a Case

Subject:
County:
State: