United States of America v. Robert Lee Harrison, Jr.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of ammunition, attempted kidnapping and carjacking.

On April 6, 2022, a federal grand jury charged ROBERT LEE HARRISON JR., 52, of Oklahoma City, with illegal possession of ammunition, carjacking, kidnapping, and use and discharge of a firearm during the carjacking. On January 11, 2023, Harrison was tried by a federal jury and found guilty on all counts. Harrison received a life sentence on October 24, 2023.

On appeal, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the kidnapping and use and discharge of a firearm during the carjacking convictions due to changes in the law and authorized a retrial on the charge of attempted kidnapping.

On July 30, 2025, at the retrial, a federal jury convicted Harrison of attempted kidnapping. At the trials, Harrison’s ex-girlfriend testified that he forced her into her car at gunpoint as she left work at the Integris Baptist Medical Center parking garage in Oklahoma City. Evidence further showed that Harrison confined her in the car and repeatedly punched her before she escaped. Harrison then caught her in the elevator lobby of the parking garage, where he shot her approximately eight times before he fled. The following day, Oklahoma City Police Department officers arrested Harrison after a brief foot chase.

At a sentencing hearing on January 12, 2026, U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones, II, sentenced Harrison to serve 660 months in federal prison and ordered Harrison to pay restitution in the amount of $13,907.41. In announcing his sentence, Judge Jones noted the defendant’s criminal history, his lack of remorse, and the fact that he was at a heightened risk of future conduct because of the “violent and horrific” offense.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Oklahoma City Police Department, with assistance from the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David Nichols, Jr. and Jacquelyn Hutzell prosecuted the case.

Defendant is sentenced to custody of Bureau of Prisons for a term 660 months. This consists of 120 months as to Count 1, 300 months as to Count 2, and 240 months as to Count 3, all such terms to be served consecutively. S/A Fee $100.00 per count for a total of $300.00 and Restitution in the amount of $13,907.41 both due immediately.