A Tulsa woman, Alexis Danielle Flanner, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III delivered the sentence, which includes 240 months followed by five years of supervised release.
The incident occurred in July 2022 when Tulsa Police responded to reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers discovered Estrella Mendoza deceased from a gunshot wound. Security footage showed both Flanner and Mendoza entering a store together. After exiting, Mendoza was seen crawling away from Flanner before collapsing as Flanner fled the scene.
A witness attempted to assist Mendoza who identified Flanner as her shooter before losing consciousness. Officers later found the vehicle used by Flanner with fresh blood splatter and recovered the firearm involved at her residence.
Flanner admitted to being angry with her sister-in-law over an unreturned marijuana grinder.
Flanner is recognized as a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Tulsa Police Department, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aaron Jolly and Valeria Luster prosecuting the case.