Cody Ray McFadden, a 36-year-old resident of McAlester, Oklahoma, received a sentence of 132 months in prison for maiming in Indian Country. This case emerged from an investigation led by the Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
McFadden pleaded guilty on December 16, 2024. According to the investigators, the incident occurred on July 16, 2022, when McFadden invited a visitor to his home. Once inside, the visitor was beaten, locked in a cage, and assaulted for 36 hours. McFadden threatened the victim with a crossbow and struck at them with an axe. The victim suffered multiple injuries, including a head laceration, burns, bruises, and a broken arm. The victim managed to escape and seek help from a neighbor, after which law enforcement apprehended McFadden following a brief standoff. The incident took place in Pittsburg County, within the Choctaw Nation Reservation in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
“This defendant demonstrated a complete lack of humanity, subjecting the victim to an extended period of violence resulting in unimaginable physical and mental trauma,” said Doug Goodwater, the FBI Oklahoma City Special Agent in Charge. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners are committed to rooting out violent offenders through aggressive investigations and prosecutions.”
United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson highlighted the ordeal stating, “This is the stuff of nightmares, but unfortunately, it was sickeningly real. I commend the bravery of this survivor, the quick work of law enforcement in securing an end to this horrifying ordeal, and the steadfastness of investigators and prosecutors who ensured that McFadden spends the next decade in prison answering for his ruthless crimes.”
The sentencing session was presided over by Chief U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. McFadden will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service until his transfer to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Satter represented the United States in this case.