Press Release
Stilwell Resident Pleads Guilty To Arson In Indian Country
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Arron Lee Gonzalis, age 27, of Stilwell, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Arson in Indian Country.
The Indictment alleged that Gonzalis willfully and maliciously set fire to and burned a building.
The crime occurred in Adair County, within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The charges arose from an investigation by the Stilwell Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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. Gonzalis was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorney Kevin Gross represented the United States.
Updated November 9, 2023
Topics
Indian Country Law and Justice
Violent Crime