Hugo Man Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder

A federal court convicted a Hugo man who was a Choctaw Nation member of murdering his wife in May of 2020. Prosecutors say 73-year-old Jeffrey Lyn Pierce fatally stabbed Ronnie Ranea Fitzpatrick-Pierce. Pierce told investigators that he killed Ronnie in self-defense, claiming his wife pulled a gun on him during a fight. The court has not sentenced him.