By John Dobberstein, Editor
A judge has sentenced a New York man for the grisly murder and dismemberment of a Broken Arrow resident several years ago.
U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Alex Ray Scott, 28, to 45 years in prison and 5 years of supervised release for the second-degree murder of Robin L. Skocdopole in 2019.
U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson said the successful prosecution was the result of the “exhaustive investigation and outstanding cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement.”
In January 2020, Scott walked into a police precinct in New York City and admitted to
killing someone in an unrelated case, court records show.
The New York Police Department found identification and credit cards belonging to Skocdopole in Scott’s possession. During an interview with law enforcement, Scott provided a prior residence in Broken Arrow and mentioned living with the Skocdopole. Several unsuccessful attempts were made by law enforcement to contact Skocdopole.
In 2020, the Broken Arrow Police Department searched the residence of Skocdopole and found the house empty of all possessions. But forensic searches and cadaver dogs found multiple locations of blood spatter and a large pool of blood. DNA tests revealed the blood belonged to Skocdopole.
Three months later, human remains positively identified as belonging to Skocdopole were discovered on the edge of a creek in Broken Arrow.
The Medical Examiner’s report indicated two different saws were used during the dismemberment including a saw comparable to a chainsaw.
During the investigation, it was determined Scott was fitted with an ankle monitor in July 2019 awaiting trial on an unrelated case in Tulsa County District Court. The last time Skocdopole was seen alive was in August 2019.
During this time, Scott was renting a room from the victim and told associates that Skocdopole abruptly left and moved to Dallas for work. Friends of the victim told law enforcement that when they attempted to reach out to him, they received vague and oddly worded responses.
Scott later admitted to sending the email responses. Further analysis of Scott’s ankle monitor data showed where Scott traveled to dispose of the body parts. Scott’s ankle monitor data and bank history confirmed that he purchased and returned a chainsaw from a local retailer.
In May 2023, Scott agreed to be interviewed by the FBI. He explained the circumstances surrounding the murder of Skocdopole, as well as the dismemberment and disposal of the body afterward.
He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and in exchange for the plea deal Scott confessed to hitting Skocdopole in the head with a hammer before dismembering him with a chainsaw and scattering his parts throughout Broken Arrow.
Scott agreed to take the FBI to the last known location of Skocdopole’s head. Unfortunately, when Scott took agents to the location no additional remains were found.
Scott has entered a plea of not guilty in the pending case in New York. Scott is a member of the Cherokee Nation and will remain in custody while the New York case is pending. After that case is completed Scott will be transferred to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility.
The FBI and Broken Arrow police investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys David A. Nasar and Valeria Luster were the prosecutors.
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