Source: United States Department of Justice
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Heather Lynn Harjo, age 40, formerly of Ada, Oklahoma, was sentenced to thirty-seven months in prison for one count of Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country.On October 17, 2026, Harjo pleaded guilty to the charge. According to investigators, on April 28, 2025, while visiting an Ada residence, Harjo became involved in an altercation and—unreasonably believing herself to be in danger of imminent death or serious bodily injury—pulled a 9mm pistol and fired a single shot, striking and killing the victim. Harjo fled and was captured eight weeks later on a fugitive arrest warrant in Dallas, Texas.