Haileyville Resident Sentenced For Stealing Property From Army Ammunition Plant

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Garland Leon Seay, age 39, of Haileyville, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 5 years' probation for two counts of Theft of Government Property, and 5 years' probation for one count of Entering a Military Installation for a Purpose Prohibited by Law. All three counts are to be served concurrently.

The charges arose from an investigation by the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant Police Department, the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office, the Savanna Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

On April 22, 2026, Seay pleaded guilty to the charges. According to investigators, on July 22, 2024, law enforcement discovered Seay in possession of various items he had stolen from the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant (MCAAP), including an inert training missile. During the ensuing investigation, law enforcement recovered additional MCAAP property stolen by Seay over the prior year.

The Honorable Robert J. Shelby, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, sitting by assignment, presided over the hearing in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lewis M. Reagan and T. Cameron McEwen represented the United States.