Billy Jack Waitman, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Oklahoma 2023

State: Oklahoma
Category: Violent Crime
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A Dibble man has been sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison for brutally assaulting his terminally ill mother in Indian Country.

Billy Jack Waitman, 39, of Dibble, Oklahoma, was sentenced on October 29, 2024, to 120 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for committing an assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.

The crime occurred on July 24, 2023, when another family member of Waitman’s came to the defendant’s home and found Waitman on top of the victim with his hands on her. The family member restrained Waitman, and he was arrested shortly after. A further evaluation of the victim showed that Waitman had brutally assaulted the victim, and she was taken to a nearby hospital.

The victim was released to a nursing home and died three days later of what was determined to be natural causes.

Waitman pleaded guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment on April 16, 2024, and admitted he assaulted the victim in Indian country, and the victim sustained serious bodily injuries that involved extreme physical pain.

This case is in federal court because Waitman is a member of the Choctaw Nation and the crime was committed within the boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI Oklahoma City Field Division and the Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police Department, in collaboration with the Chickasaw Nation Office of Tribal Justice. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark R. Stoneman and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaleigh Blackwell prosecuted the case.