Cody Wayne Tye, a 34-year-old resident of Watts, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to time served plus three years of supervised release. The sentence is for one count of assaulting a spouse, intimate partner, and dating partner in Indian Country. This announcement was made by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with the Watts Police Department and the Westville Police Department. Tye had pleaded guilty to the charge on March 11, 2024.
According to investigators, Tye assaulted an individual at an apartment in Westville, Oklahoma on September 18, 2022. During the incident, he allegedly wrapped his hands around the victim's neck and shoved them against a wall, causing bruising and abrasions. The crime took place in Adair County within the Cherokee Nation Reservation in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The hearing was presided over by U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rachel Geizura and Edith Singer represented the United States in this case.