United States of America v. Jesse Lane Mitchell

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with coercing and enticing of a minor at 10 to 12 years old to engage in sexually explicit activity.

In August 2024, Collinsville Police responded to a call involving a 12-year-old with multiple red marks on their neck that appeared to be hickeys from an adult male. Officers learned that Mitchell fled the home when he knew police had been contacted and that he had been living with and caring for his girlfriend’s three minor children. At the time, the mother was incarcerated on unrelated charges, leaving Mitchell as the only adult residing in the home with the children. Law enforcement reviewed messages across multiple social media platforms and found alarming communications between Jesse Lane Mitchell, 36, of Collinsville, and the child.

The investigation revealed that Mitchell groomed and coerced the child into sexually explicit acts. Investigators also found that the child’s mother, Jacklyn Paige Roberts, was aware of the abuse and allowed Mitchell continued access to all three children by permitting him to live in the home, even after learning he was sexually abusing her preteen.

The defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.