Two Oklahoma residents have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from assaults that took place in Wewoka, Oklahoma, on April 2, 2024. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Demontrae Davion Rogers, 20, of Wewoka, and Damarion Hiawatha Nichols, 21, of Moore, entered their pleas in federal court.
Rogers pleaded guilty to one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country and one count of Use, Carry, and Brandish of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. Each charge carries potential penalties including up to ten years in prison and fines up to $250,000 for the assault charge; the firearm offense is punishable by ten years to life in prison and a fine up to $250,000.
Nichols pleaded guilty to four counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. Each count is punishable by up to ten years imprisonment and fines up to $250,000.
According to the indictment, on April 2, 2024, Rogers assaulted a victim with a dangerous weapon while intending bodily harm and brandished a firearm during the incident. Nichols was charged with assaulting four victims using a dangerous weapon with intent to cause bodily harm. The offenses occurred within Seminole County on the Seminole Nation Reservation.
The investigation involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police Department, and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow accepted both pleas and ordered presentence investigation reports for each defendant. Sentencing will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge after consideration of federal sentencing guidelines and statutory factors.
Both Rogers and Nichols remain in custody under supervision by the United States Marshals Service as they await sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan E. Soverly and Jacob R. Parker represented the government in this case.