NEW YORK CITY, NY- U.S. District Judge John D. Russell has sentenced Alex Ray Scott, 28, for the second-degree murder of Robin Skocdopole in Indian Country, Oklahoma. Scott will face 45 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
“Alex Scott was sentenced for the murder and dismemberment of Robin Skocdopole,” stated U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “This successful prosecution was the result of an exhaustive investigation and outstanding cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement. We will continue to work with our partners to hold violent offenders accountable.”
The case began in January 2020 when Scott walked into a police precinct in New York City and confessed to an unrelated killing. During the investigation, police found identification and credit cards belonging to Skocdopole in Scott’s possession. Scott revealed he had lived with Skocdopole in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Attempts to contact Skocdopole were unsuccessful.
In February 2020, Broken Arrow Police searched Skocdopole’s residence and discovered it empty. Forensic searches revealed multiple locations of blood spatter and a large pool of blood, identified as Skocdopole’s through DNA testing. In May 2020, Skocdopole’s dismembered remains were found near a creek in Broken Arrow. The Medical Examiner’s report indicated two different saws were used in the dismemberment, one comparable to a chainsaw.
Further investigation showed Scott was wearing an ankle monitor since July 2019, awaiting trial on an unrelated case in Tulsa County. Skocdopole was last seen alive in August 2019. During this time, Scott was renting a room from Skocdopole and had told others that Skocdopole had abruptly moved to Dallas for work. Friends received vague and oddly worded emails purportedly from Skocdopole, which Scott later admitted to sending. Ankle monitor data and bank records confirmed Scott’s movements to dispose of the body and the purchase and return of a chainsaw from a local retailer.
In May 2023, Scott was interviewed by the FBI and confessed to the murder and dismemberment of Skocdopole. He led agents to the location where he claimed to have disposed of Skocdopole’s head, but no additional remains were found.
Scott, a member of the Cherokee Nation, will remain in custody while facing a separate case in New York, where he has pleaded not guilty. After the conclusion of the New York case, he will be transferred to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility.
The case was investigated by the FBI and the Broken Arrow Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David A. Nasar and Valeria Luster prosecuted the case.