Federal prosecutors announced guilty pleas in two separate violent assault cases in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, involving incidents in Hughes and Seminole counties that occurred within tribal reservation boundaries. The cases, handled in federal court due to jurisdiction in Indian Country, involve serious allegations of assault with dangerous weapons and firearm-related offenses.
In the first case, Matias Noah Ramirez, 26, currently of Okemah, entered a guilty plea to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
According to the indictment, the assault occurred on August 17, 2025, in Hughes County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee Nation Reservation. Investigators alleged that Ramirez intentionally threw boiling water onto the victim’s back, causing severe burns.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Muscogee Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department and the Okemah Police Department. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jason A. Robertson accepted the guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. Ramirez will remain in custody of the United States Marshals Service while awaiting sentencing, which will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge after reviewing federal sentencing guidelines and statutory factors.
In a separate federal case, Demontrae Davion Rogers, 20, of Wewoka, and Damarion Hiawatha Nichols, 21, of Moore, pleaded guilty to multiple charges stemming from assaults that occurred on April 2, 2024, in Wewoka, located in Seminole County within the Seminole Nation Reservation.
Rogers pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country, as well as use, carry and brandish of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The firearm charge carries a potential sentence of 10 years to life in prison, while each count is punishable by fines of up to $250,000.
Nichols pleaded guilty to four counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country, with each count carrying a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Federal authorities alleged that Rogers assaulted one victim while brandishing a firearm, and that Nichols assaulted four separate victims during the same incident. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police and the Seminole County Sheriff ’s Office.
U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow accepted the guilty pleas for Rogers and Nichols and ordered pre-sentence investigation reports. Both defendants will remain in custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing, which will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge following review of federal sentencing guidelines and other legal considerations.
