OKLAHOMA CITY – JACKIE DUNCAN, 35, and NIA HALL, 30, both of Lawton, have been sentenced to serve more than 45 years collectively in federal prison and ordered to pay $479,832.97 in restitution for engaging in sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
According to public records, in May 2024, two juveniles ran away from a juvenile group home in Lawton, Oklahoma, and were entered into law enforcement databases as missing juveniles. One of the juveniles was located by officers with the Plano Police Department on July 16, 2024, at a motel in Collin County, Texas, where she disclosed that she and the other missing juvenile had been sex-trafficked. The victim told officers that after she and the other juvenile had fled the group home, they were approached by two people, later identified as Duncan and Hall, at a gas station. The juveniles began living with Duncan and Hall, who soon after drove the girls to various Texas cities, where they performed sex acts for cash, which Duncan and Hall kept. In return, Duncan and Hall gave the girls food and shelter. The juvenile told authorities she had recently escaped Duncan and Hall’s vehicle in the Dallas area. On September 30, 2024, the second juvenile was found and recovered in San Antonio, Texas. She recounted a similar account of being sex-trafficked by Duncan and Hall. During the investigation, local and federal law enforcement reviewed sex advertisements associated with Hall, which contained photos of the victims. Duncan and Hall were arrested on December 16, 2024.
On January 21, 2025, a federal Grand Jury charged Duncan with sex trafficking of children and Hall with a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. On April 30, 2025, Duncan pleaded guilty, and admitted he knowingly recruited two minors under the age of 18 to cause them to engage in commercial sex acts and that he aided and abetted Hall to do the same. Hall pleaded guilty on May 19, 2025, and admitted she knowingly worked with Duncan to recruit and transport the juveniles for purposes of commercial sex acts.
At sentencing hearings this week, U.S. District Judge Scott L. Palk sentenced Duncan to serve 360 months in federal prison, followed by supervised release for life, and Hall to serve 188 months in federal prison, followed by supervised release for life. Judge Palk also ordered Duncan and Hall to pay restitution in the amount of $479,832.97. In announcing his sentences, Judge Palk noted the depraved nature of the offenses, the need to protect the public, and the need for the sentences to send a “shockwave” through the community of individuals who would consider engaging in this kind of conduct.
“The sexual exploitation and trafficking of children is among the most vile and heartbreaking crimes in our society,” said U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. “These sentences stand as a powerful reminder that those who prey on children will be held fully accountable under the law. Through the tireless and unified efforts of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, we have ensured that these predators have been stopped from harming any other children. We remain steadfast in our mission to protect the most vulnerable among us and to pursue those who target them.”
“The exploitation of vulnerable youth is among the most reprehensible crimes we confront,” said Richard “Glen” Melville, Director of Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services. “This case underscores the critical importance of collaboration across jurisdictions to protect children and hold traffickers accountable. We are grateful to our law enforcement partners and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their tireless efforts in bringing justice to the victims and ensuring those responsible face the full weight of the law.”
“Two child sex traffickers have received significant sentences, underscoring the seriousness of their crimes and serving as a reminder that the FBI will identify and arrest child predators,” said FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge R. Joseph Rothrock. “We are proud to have worked closely with our law enforcement partners to pursue these defendants who preyed on our society’s most vulnerable members.”
This case is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, FBI, Lawton Police Department, Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics & Dangerous Drugs Control, Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas State Police, San Antonio Police Department, Plano Police Department, and Fort Worth Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jordan Ganz and Brandon Hale prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the DOJ Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about PSC, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
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