United States Attorneys Office

Eastern District of Oklahoma

FOR RELEASE:   September 11, 2008
SUBJECT:           LUELLEN, Rickey Dee, Jr.  

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that RICKEY DEE LUELLEN, JR., age 30, of Wagoner, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Child, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 2251(a). 

“Charges arose from an investigation by Wagoner Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation,” stated U.S. Attorney Sperling.  “In May, 2006, the defendant engaged in sexually explicit conduct with a minor child under the age of twelve, for the purpose of taking digital photographs.”

“The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report.  Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.  The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal, pending sentencing.” 

“The statutory range of punishment is 15-30 years imprisonment and/or up to $250,000 in fines,” stated U.S. Attorney Sperling.

“A preliminary advisory federal sentencing guideline review projects LUELLEN could face 262 – 360 months imprisonment.”

“Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Wilson represented the United States.”