Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Cody Dale Cole, age 33, of Park Hill, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Child Neglect in Indian Country, punishable by a term of up to life imprisonment, and a fine of $250,000.The Indictment alleged that on or about April 16, 2026, Cole willfully and maliciously failed and omitted to protect a child under the age of 18 from exposure to the use and possession of illegal drugs while responsible for that child’s health, safety, and welfare.