Oklahoma man sentenced to life in prison for casino 'joke' bonus murder
A Muskogee, Oklahoma, man has been sentenced to two life sentences without parole for a 2020 murder related to non-existent casino winnings.
Kevin Marvell Jackson, 22, shot 19-year-old Bradley Dillon five times after he joked about winning $10,000 at a local casino. Jackson believed the victim's story and tried to rob him, but became angry when he discovered Dillon had no money.
United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson said Mr. Jackson's cold-blooded crimes deserved a life sentence in prison. "Such callous behavior has no place in society and this office will prosecute anyone who commits such crimes to the fullest extent of the law."
Jackson was also sentenced to 180 months in prison for robbery in Indian Territory and 180 months for using, carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm in connection with a violent crime.
The Killing Joke
During the trial, the jury heard that on October 19, 2020, the defendant attended a small house party in Muskogee with his girlfriend Natalie McMahon. McMahon's friend Dillon was also in attendance.
Dillon and another friend, Dakota Berryhill, left their home and headed to the nearby Creek Nation Casino Muskogee.
A few hours later, they called the hotel to say they were on their way back and joked they had a big win. Apparently, Jackson put on a ski mask and prepared to rob the couple when they returned home.
Jackson ambushed the couple outside the hotel and handed over all the cash at gunpoint. When he realized they had no money, he told them to get back in the car and drive to an ATM. Berryhill got into his car and drove away, leaving his friend behind, before Jackson shot the victim.
Dillon was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, where he was pronounced dead.
FBI Manhunt
Jackson was found guilty by eyewitness testimony and by a Facebook Messenger conversation in which McMahon assured him she did not "sell" him to the FBI.
Vicky Garza, a tenant at the property, told investigators that as Dillon and Berryhill approached the home, she saw a man wearing a black hoodie and a black ski mask. The man walked behind them. She later identified the man as Jackson when he took off his ski mask.
Jackson was arrested weeks later in Oklahoma City after an FBI manhunt.
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