TULSA WORLD: Man Pleads Guilty To Reduced Charge In 2019 Shooting Death

A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Monday to fatally shooting another man in July 2019 after prosecutors reduced the charge he had been facing.

Jerod LeWayne Goolsby, 25, admitted to shooting Kendale Wright, 23, in the neck July 2, 2019, at an apartment complex in the 6500 block of East 21st Place after a day of drinking led to fighting.

The plea agreement, which still requires judicial approval, calls for Goolsby to serve between 188 months and 262 months in federal prison. He had faced up to a life sentence.

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This story is part of the Oklahoma Media Center’s Promised Land collaborative effort, which shows how the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma decision will affect both tribal and non-Indigenous residents in the state.

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