Description: Muskogee, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery in Indian County.

This case stemmed from a violent attack on three men as they returned from a fishing trip in Indian Country. The defendant, Mr. Kevin Ray Ward, admitted after his arrest that he had participated in the attack with Mr. Anthony Juan Armenta. At trial, however, Mr. Ward attributed his participation to fears for his own safety because of threats from Mr.
Armenta.

Outcome: Mr. Ward was convicted on charges of

 assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country
(18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 113(a)(6), 1151, 1153),

 assault with a dangerous weapon with an intent to do bodily
harm in Indian Country (18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 113(a)(3), 1151,
1153), and

 use, carrying, brandishing, and discharge of a firearm during
and in relation to a crime of violence (18 U.S.C. §§ 2,
924(c)(1)(A)(i), (ii), (iii)).

Reversed and remanded.

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