OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A federal jury in Oklahoma has convicted a Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes man of felony murder and other charges for the 2017 killing of a woman on Indian Country land in western Oklahoma.
Federal prosecutors in Oklahoma City say a jury late Thursday found 55-year-old Tommy Dean Bullcoming of Hammon guilty of first-degree felony murder, carjacking, kidnapping, and arson. Prosecutors say Bullcoming carjacked and kidnapped Linda ``Lindy’’ Zotigh on Sept. 6, 2017, then stabbed her to death and set fire to the woman’s home. He faces a mandatory life prison term when a judge formally sentences him in about three months.
Bullcoming’s attorney didn’t immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.
Zotigh was also a Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes citizen.