Jimmy Nace
Two men were charged in federal court for their alleged roles in the July 2019 death of a Haileyville man.
Matt Vermillion, 42, of Krebs, and Jimmy Nace, 48, of Haileyville, were originally charged with murder in the first degree-deliberate intent in the July 4, 2019 death of 49-year-old Haileyville resident Bob Dalpoas.
Federal court documents show both men now face a federal charge of murder in Indian country due to Dalpoasâ status as a Native American.
An April 1 decision by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled the state of Oklahoma does not have criminal jurisdiction over Native Americans or in major crimes committed against Native Americans in southeast Oklahoma in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.