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Date: 03-10-2023
Case Style:
United States of America v. Dakota Chase Buzzard
Case Number: 4:21-cr-00351
Judge: Gregory K. Frizzell
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Tulsa
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder in Indian County, assault with intent to commit murder and firearm felonies.
Dakota Chase Buzzsrd, age 21, conspired with others to carry and use a firearm during a crime of violence.
Jerry Tapp, age 48, was fatally shot in his front year near Jay, Oklahoma on August 1, 2019.
Tapp's girlfriend was shot in an arm after she opened the door to check on the noise she heard.
Defendant was arrested with his brother, Cody Buzzard, and their father, James William Buzzard. Cody Buzzard pled guilty to second-degree murder in Indian Country.
The Buzzards are Native Americans and the crimes occurred in Indian Country.
18 USC 1151, 1153, 1111, and 2: First Degree Murder in Indian Country; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), and 28 USC 2461(c): Firearms Forfeiture
(1)
18 USC 1151, 1153, 1111, and 2: First Degree Murder in Indian Country; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), 18 USC 981(a)(1)(C), and 28 USC 2461(c): Murder and Firearms Forfeiture
(1s)
18 USC 924(o): Firearms Conspiracy; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), 18 USC 981(a)(1)(C), and 18 USC 2461(c) - Firearms Forfeiture
(1ss)
18 USC 1151, 1153, 113(a)(1), and 2: Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in Indian Country; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), and 28 USC 2461(c): Firearms Forfeiture
(2)
18 USC 1151, 1153, and 113(a)(3), and 2: Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), 18 USC 981(a)(1)(C), and 28 USC 2461(c): Murder and Firearms Forfeiture
(2s)
18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) and 2: Carrying, Using, Brandishing, and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), and 28 USC 2461(c): Firearms Forfeiture
(3)
18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) and 2: Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Forfeiture Allegation: 18 USC 924(d), 18 USC 981(a)(1)(C), and 28 USC 2461(c): Murder and Firearms Forfeiture
(3s)
Outcome: Dakota Buzzard pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924.
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