() — Jesse L. McFadden, a registered sex offender thought to be traveling with two missing Oklahoma teens, is believed to be among seven people found dead in a home Monday, just hours after he missed a scheduled appearance in court, records show.
Teenagers Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, are also believed to be among the bodies found at the home in Henryetta, about 90 miles from Oklahoma City, the Okmulgee County Sheriff said, Eddy Rice, noting that the medical examiner would provide final confirmation of their identities.
Webster and Brewer had been the subject of a notice of danger/disappearance issued by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, which said they were last seen early Monday morning in Henryetta and may have been traveling with 39-year-old McFadden.
Jesse Lee McFadden.
The seven bodies were found on a property where McFadden lived, Rice told the Tulsa World newspaper. It’s the same address that’s listed for McFadden on the Oklahoma sex offender registry.
No suspects are on the loose or being sought, a spokesman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said.
“There are no suspects on the loose that we are looking for at this time,” office spokesman Gerald Davidson told reporters on Monday. “So… there is no threat to the community.”
Rice added that the girls’ families were notified.
The seven bodies were on a property where McFadden lived, Rice told the Tulsa World newspaper. It’s the same address listed for McFadden on the oklahoma sex offender registry.
The bodies were found “not at the residence, but just on the property,” Davidson said.
has contacted authorities for more information.
McFadden’s court appearance stems from charges filed in 2017, when he was accused of using a cellphone to exchange nude photos and videos with an underage girl while serving a sentence for rape in 2003, according to KOKI, affiliate.
The parents of one of the missing teens, 14-year-old Ivy Webster, spoke to KOKI as the search for the girls was underway. They said they were “shocked” to learn of McFadden’s past. “It shouldn’t have come out and it’s our justice system that needs to be tougher,” Justin Webster said.
The school system says it is sorry for “several of our students”
Henryetta Public Schools said it is “saddened by the tragedy of the loss of several of our students,” in a message on its website directed to parents and guardians.
“Our hearts are heavy and we have considered what would be best for our students in the days ahead,” the school system said.
The school system added that classes would not be canceled and that students would have access to mental health professionals and religious clergy.
“We understand if you feel it is more appropriate to keep students at home,” the message continues. “Please continue to keep these families in your thoughts and prayers.”
A vigil for “families affected by this tragedy” has been scheduled for Monday night, the school system said on Facebook.
Henryetta, located in central Oklahoma, had a population of 5,640 at the 2020 US Census.
— With reporting from ‘s Tina Burnside.
