McCurtain County Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault And Federal Firearm Charges

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kyle Wayne Hudgins, age 40, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea in federal district court to one count of Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony in Indian Country, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and one count of Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, punishable by a minimum of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Superseding Indictment alleged that on November 18, 2024, Hudgins assaulted the victim with the intent to commit a robbery, and that Hudgins knowingly possessed two semi-automatic pistols in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime for which he may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, that is, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.

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

The charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, 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.

Hudgins will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jarrod Leaman and Jessie K. Pippin represented the United States.