MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that JOHN CHARLES POOLE, age 44, of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, was sentenced for assimilated assault and battery domestic violence in the presence of a minor and attempting to influence the testimony of another.
“POOLE was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment, 24 months supervised release, and ordered to pay a Special Assessment of $325.00,” stated U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling.
“Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service,” commented U.S. Attorney Sperling. “At trial the evidence showed that the defendant assaulted his 21 year old Cherokee Indian girlfriend, who was five months pregnant at the time. During the course of the investigation, POOLE attempted to influence the testimony of the prosecution’s witnesses, including that of the victim, through manipulation and intimidation.”
“When federal jurisdiction extends to domestic violence in Indian country, tribal, federal, county, and municipal officers, agents and prosecutors work quickly and effectively.”
“The sentence imposed by the court is a tribute to a cooperative investigation by the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service and the FBI. This case was the subject of exceptional committed trial work by AUSAs Linda Epperley and Dean Burris and our Victim Witness Specialist Mary Jo Speaker,” noted U.S. Attorney Sperling.
“The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over today’s sentencing. Judge White ordered the defendant remain in custody of the U.S. Marshal to begin serving his sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Linda Epperley represented the government.”
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