Jeremy Lee Poafpybitty, Assaulting An Employee Of The United States With A Deadly And Dangerous Weapon, Oklahoma 2018

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Jeremy Lee Poafpybitty, a/k/a ‘Chooch’, age 33, of Bunch, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a serious crime that put a United States Postal Service employee in harm’s way.

Poafpybitty, who is also known as Chooch, was charged with Assaulting An Employee Of The United States With A Deadly And Dangerous Weapon in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 111(a)(1) and (b), punishable by not more than 20 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.

The indictment alleges that on or about July 24, 2018, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Poafpybitty did knowingly, intentionally, and forcibly, with the use of a deadly and dangerous weapon, to wit: a knife, assault, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with and did inflict bodily injury to an employee of the United States Postal Service while in and on account of the performance of official duties.

The charges arose from an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Poafpybitty is currently awaiting the completion of a presentence investigation report. If convicted, he could face a lengthy prison sentence. The Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Henson represented the United States in this case.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.