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Date: 02-20-2023
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United States of America v. Louis Clayton Chaffin
Case Number: 4:21-cr-00391
Judge: Gregory K. Frizzell
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Tulsa
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with breaking into a home in Broken Arrow and assaulting a woman and a man in 2017.
Clayton Chaffin, 45, of Tahlequah, pleaded guilty to first degree burglary in Indian Country and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country.
“Louis Chaffin broke into a home wielding a bat and gun. He then assaulted two victims, seriously injuring them. Fortunately, the incident was deescalated when the homeowner stepped in and stopped him,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Today’s 7-year sentence should make it clear that this office and our law enforcement partners will hold violent perpetrators accountable.”
Chaffin admitted that on Dec. 9, 2017, he broke into the home by kicking in the front door and while carrying an aluminum baseball bat and a 9mm pistol. Chaffin struck the man and woman with the bat repeatedly. He pointed the gun at the man and pistol whipped him in the face. The incident only ended after another individual, the homeowner, took out his own gun and ordered Chaffin to leave.
As a result of the assault, the male victim suffered broken facial bones and a fractured skull. The female victim suffered a concussion from the beating, and her face later required numerous stitches.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Broken Arrow Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael F. Harder and Eric O. Johnston prosecuted the case.
18 USC 1151 and 1153; 21 OS 1431 and 1436 First Degree Burglary in Indian Country
(1)
18 USC 1151, 1153, and 113(a)(3) Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country
(2)
18 USC 1151, 1153, and 113(a)(3) Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country
(3)
18 USC 1151, 1153, and 113(a)(3) Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country
(4)
Outcome: 02/17/2023 47 MINUTES of Proceedings - held before Judge Gregory K Frizzell: Sentencing held on 2/17/2023 , ruling on motion(s)/document(s): #46 granted, striking/terminating deadline(s)/hearing(s) as to Louis Clayton Chaffin (Re: 46 MOTION for Point/Level Reduction ) (Court Reporter: Leslie Ruiz) (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/17/2023)
02/17/2023 48 JUDGMENT AND COMMITMENT by Judge Gregory K Frizzell , entering judgment as to Louis Clayton Chaffin (kjp, Dpty Clk) (Entered: 02/17/2023)
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