Two Oklahoma residents have pleaded guilty to federal 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 before a federal magistrate judge.
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 significant penalties: up to ten years in prison and a fine up to $250,000 for the assault charge; and ten years to life in prison plus up to $250,000 in fines for the firearm offense.
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 a fine up to $250,000.
According to the indictment filed in the case, Rogers assaulted one victim using a dangerous weapon and brandished a firearm during the incident. Nichols was charged with assaulting four victims using a dangerous weapon. The offenses occurred within Seminole County on the Seminole Nation Reservation.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police Department, and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office.
“The Honorable D. Edward Snow, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.”
A sentencing date has not yet been set. “A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.”
Both defendants remain in custody pending sentencing proceedings by order of the court.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan E. Soverly and Jacob R. Parker are representing the government in this matter.
