Noble County Man Sentenced to Serve more than Nine Years in Federal Prison after Shooting Woman in Indian Country

OKLAHOMA CITY – JUSTIN RANDALL BROWN, 46, of Noble County, has been sentenced to serve 115 months in federal prison for committing assault with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

On January 3, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a six-count Indictment against Brown, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, kidnapping, and use and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, all of which took place in Indian Country. According to public record, on October 27, 2023, Brown assaulted a person who visited his property in Noble County. During the violent encounter, Brown beat the victim over the head with the handle of a blade, threatened to kill her friends and family, and shot her in the thigh with a handgun. Following the assault, the victim drove herself to a hospital where she was treated for her injuries.

Public record further reflects that Brown has previous felony convictions, including convictions for assault with a deadly weapon in California, and assault and battery with a deadly weapon in Tulsa County District Court.

This case is in federal court because Brown is a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the crimes took place within the boundaries of tribal land belonging to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe.

On May 8, 2024, Brown pleaded guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment, and admitted he assaulted the victim with a dangerous weapon—a firearm—while in Indian Country.

At the sentencing hearing on November 12, 2024, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton sentenced Brown to serve 115 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and to pay the victim $17,256.43 in restitution. In announcing his sentence, Judge Heaton noted the seriousness of assault committed, Brown’s long criminal history, and the need for the public to be protected from Brown.

This case is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Stillwater Police Department, and the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bow Bottomly prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a Department of Justice program to reduce violent crime. In October 2017, the Department announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed U.S. Attorney’s Offices to develop crime-reduction strategies that incorporate lessons federal law enforcement have learned since the program’s launch in 2001. This case is also part of “Operation 922,” the Western District of Oklahoma’s implementation of PSN, which prioritizes prosecution of federal crimes connected to domestic violence. For more information about PSN, please visit https://justice.gov/psn and https://justice.gov/usao-wdok.

Reference is made to public filings for further information.