Curtis Killman
Tulsa World Reporter
Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!
Your notification has been saved.
There was a problem saving your notification.
{{description}}
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Followed notifications
Please log in to use this feature
Log In
Don’t have an account? Sign Up Today
A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to beating a homeless man to death in January.
Jason Allen Lynn, 31, admitted to second-degree murder in Indian Country in the Jan. 10 death of Alan Underwood Jr., 54, whose body was found in snow near a homeless encampment in the 100 block of South Utica Avenue.
Lynn was arrested three days later at another homeless encampment.
Lynn told law enforcement that he struck Underwood several times with a stick after Underwood threatened earlier to kill Lynn’s girlfriend in a dispute over drugs, according to court documents.
A grand jury initially indicted Lynn on Feb. 4 in Tulsa federal court. But prosecutors refiled the charges in June after a judge tossed the initial indictment after calling it impermissibly vague.
Lynn faces up to life in prison as his plea was not a result of an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Rather, Lynn opted to reject a plea deal that would have called for prosecutors to recommend a 15-year prison sentence because the agreement would also call for him to waive certain appeal rights, his attorney, Christina Hunt, told the judge.
During the Tuesday hearing, the Choctaw Nation member admitted to striking Underwood’s head and body during the assault, causing his death.
Magistrate Jody Jayne spent time during the hearing quizzing Lynn about his mental health after he admitted to being diagnosed while a teen with both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Lynn was not taking his prescribed medication at the time of Underwood’s death, Hunt said.
Jayne eventually determined Lynn was competent to aid in his defense based in part on his responses to her questions.
Lynn will be sentenced at a date to be determined later after the U.S. Probation Office completes a presentencing report.
In February, Lynn’s brother, Cameron Lynn, was sentenced to life in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting a homeless man in February 2024.
There appears to be no connection to the two homeless encampment deaths.
curtis.killman@tulsaworld.com
Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter
Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.
* I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.
Curtis Killman
Tulsa World Reporter
Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily!
Your notification has been saved.
There was a problem saving your notification.
{{description}}
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
Followed notifications
Please log in to use this feature
Log In
Don’t have an account? Sign Up Today