Okmulgee Resident Pleads Guilty To Assault With Intent To Commit Murder In Indian Country

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Travon Maurice Lawrence, age 20, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in Indian Country, punishable by up to 20 years’ imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment alleged that on July 5, 2025, Lawrence assaulted the victim with intent to commit murder.  The crime occurred in Okmulgee County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

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

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, U.S. 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.

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

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