Bryan County Resident Pleads Guilty To Felony Assault

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Andrea Dawn Cooper, age 34, of Sawyer, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment alleged that on November 2, 2020, Cooper assaulted the victim, resulting in serious bodily injury.

The crime occurred in Choctaw County, within the boundaries of the Choctaw Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Sawyer Police Department.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, 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 U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Cooper was released on bond with conditions pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lewis M. Reagan represented the United States.