Date: 05-01-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Justin Randall Gering; Tyler Levi Tavis

Case Number: 4:23-cr-00062-GKF

Judge: Gregory K. Frizzell

Court: The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Tulsa

Defendant's Attorney: Lindsey Hanna Holguin - Federal Public Defender's Office

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Description:

Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Arson of Property of an Institution and Organization Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

Two Men Sentenced for Setting Inmate on Fire in Ottawa County

Justin Randall Gering, 30, of Fairland, and Tyler Levi Tavis, 23, of Miami were charged with Arson of Property of an Institution and Organization Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.

On Dec. 2022 Tavis and Gering were in Ottawa County Jail. They were caught on video surveillance wrapping a sleeping inmate in toilet paper and setting it on fire. The sleeping inmate was covered by a county issued fire-retardant blanket, which kept him from being severely burned. Other inmates at the jail responded quickly to put the fire out, keeping it from spreading further within the jail.

Gering and Tavis will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney George Jiang prosecuted the case.

Outcome:

Defendants were found guilty and sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by 1 year of supervised release.

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