MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Lawrence Fourkiller, 47, pleaded guilty and admitted to sexually abusing a seven-year-old between August 2020 and 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The DOJ confirms that Fourkiller abused the child while teaching at Stilwell Elementary School.
The FBI in Oklahoma City coordinated with the FBI in Dallas to arrest Fourkiller at the DFW Airport on June 28, 2023.
Fourkiller will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals ahead of sentencing.
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