Stilwell Resident Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter In Indian Country

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tyler Morgan Doyle, age 37, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country, punishable by up to eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment alleged that on December 6, 2024, Doyle unlawfully killed the victim in the commission of an unlawful act not amounting to a felony, specifically, failing to devote full time and attention to driving, failing to comply with required obedience to traffic laws, and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

The crime occurred in Wagoner County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Doyle will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lewis M. Reagan represented the United States.