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Date: 02-11-2021
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Case Number: 4:20-cr-00249-JED
Judge: John E. Dowdell
Court: United States District Court for the District of ( County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma domestic violence charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Craig Lamar Gonzales, 22, who was charged with assault with intent to commit a felony. Gonzales admitted that in December 2019, he pulled the victim from her vehicle, dragged her by her hair, pushed her to the ground, and spit on her during an attempted kidnapping.
“One in four women experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Those numbers are even higher for victims who are Native American. This office is proud to stand with survivors of domestic violence and hold accountable their abusers. These cases are not always easy to prosecute, but they are some of the most important because you can help prevent a future homicide. Today, domestic abuser Craig Gonzales entered a plea of guilty for the assault he committed on an intimate partner,” said U.S. Attorney Trent Shores. “Credit goes to the FBI and Tulsa Police Department who worked to investigate this matter.”
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Aimee Cooper and Devon Lash are prosecuting the case. AUSAs Cooper and Lash are prosecutors from the Eastern District of Texas and the Eastern District of New York. Both volunteered to assist prosecution efforts here in the Northern District of Oklahoma due to the increased volume of cases since the Supreme Court’s ruling which stated the Creek Nation Reservation had never been officially disestablished by Congress. The United States and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation have jurisdiction of cases that occur on the reservation involving Native American victims or defendants.
18:1151, 1153, and 1201(a)(2)-Kidnapping in Indian Country
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18: 1151, 1153, and 113(a)(2) - Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony in Indian Country
(1s)
18:1151, 1153, and 2242(1)-Sexual Abuse in Indian Country
(2)
18:1151, 1152, and 113(a)(4)-Assault in Indian Country (Misdemeanor)
(3)
Outcome: 02/10/2021 39 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Chief Judge John E Dowdell: Change of Plea Hearing held on 2/10/2021 , guilty plea entered, setting/resetting sentencing: ( Sentencing set for 5/10/2021 at 09:30 AM before Chief Judge John E Dowdell) as to Craig Lamar Gonzales (Court Reporter: Terri Beeler) (alg, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
02/10/2021 40 WAIVER of Right to Trial by Jury approved by Chief Judge John E Dowdell by USA, Craig Lamar Gonzales as to Craig Lamar Gonzales (alg, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
02/10/2021 41 WAIVER of Right to have Thirty Days to Prepare for Trial approved by Chief Judge John E Dowdell by USA, Craig Lamar Gonzales as to Craig Lamar Gonzales (alg, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
02/10/2021 42 PETITION to Enter Plea of Guilty and ORDER Accepting Plea by Chief Judge John E Dowdell as to Craig Lamar Gonzales (alg, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
02/10/2021 43 PLEA AGREEMENT by USA, Craig Lamar Gonzales as to Craig Lamar Gonzales (alg, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
02/10/2021 44 SEALED PLEA SUPPLEMENT (alg, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/10/2021)
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