United States v. Kenneth G. Swepston, Sr. Kenneth G. Swepston, Jr.

BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motions to suppress evidence seized without a warrant, evidence seized pursuant to a warrant, and oral statements made by Defendants to arresting officers. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3731.

Defendants, Kenneth G. Swepston, Sr. (“Senior”), and Kenneth G. Swepston, Jr. (“Junior”), live on Molly Brown Mountain in the Cookson Hills of Cherokee County, Oklahoma. This is a sparsely populated area consisting mainly of timbered countryside with scattered clearings. Senior and Junior have…