Wagoner County Resident Pleads Guilty To Felony Assault And Federal Firearm Crime

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Kelly Justin Van Lewis, age 35, of Coweta, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine, and one count of Possession of Ammunition While Subject to Protective Order, punishable by up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine.

The Indictment alleged that on April 30, 2024, Lewis assaulted the victim with a dangerous weapon, intending to do bodily harm.  The Indictment further alleged that on July 2, 2025, Lewis knowingly possessed 990 rounds of assorted ammunition shipped and transported in interstate commerce despite knowing he was subject to a court order restraining him from attempting, threatening, or committing domestic violence, stalking, or abuse against an intimate partner.

The crimes occurred in Wagoner County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Coweta Police Department.

The Honorable D. Edward Snow, 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.

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

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob R. Parker represented the United States.