Co-Defendants Sentenced For 2024 Armed Assault

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Demontrae Davion Rogers, age 20, of Wewoka, Oklahoma, and Damarion Hiawatha Nichols, age 21, of Moore, Oklahoma, were sentenced on charges relating to assaults occurring on April 2, 2024, in Wewoka, Oklahoma.

Rogers was sentenced to 21 months in prison for one count of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country, and to 84 months in prison for one count of Use, Carry, and Brandish of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. The Court ordered the sentences to be served consecutively. Rogers was also sentenced to 12 months in prison for Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number. The Court ordered that charge to be served concurrently to the Assault count. On June 6, 2025, Rogers pleaded guilty to the federal firearm charge. On December 8, 2025, Rogers pleaded guilty to the armed assault charges.

On March 6, 2026, Damarion Hiawatha Nichols, age 21, of Moore, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for four counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country. On December 8, 2025, Nichols pleaded guilty to the charges.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police, and the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.

According to investigators, on April 2, 2024, Rogers and Nichols forcibly entered a detached residential garage in Wewoka. Once inside, they held four individuals at gunpoint. As Rogers and Nichols pointed their firearms at the victims, they proceeded to strike one occupant with their weapons, causing lacerations and abrasions. During the assault, Roger's weapon misfired, and he ejected the casing. Law enforcement investigating the crime scene recovered the casing, which later returned as a ballistics match to a firearm with an obliterated serial number.

The crimes occurred in Seminole County, within the boundaries of the Seminole Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

"Enforcing federal firearm regulations is crucial to protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens and ensuring public safety," said United States Attorney Christopher J. Wilson. "This sentence should serve as a warning: removing the serial number from a firearm will not protect you from being prosecuted for your crimes."

ATF Dallas Field Division's Special Agent in Charge Brian Garner had this to say about the sentencing: "Eastern Oklahoma is safer today following the sentencing of a Demontrae Rogers, who attempted to carry out an assault using a firearm with an obliterated serial number. This deliberate act to conceal the weapon's origin reflects the serious threat posed to our community.

"Through the use of ATF's National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), our agents linked critical evidence and confirmed Rogers' involvement in the armed assault. This case demonstrates the power of intelligence-driven investigations and the effectiveness of coordinated law enforcement efforts.

"This outcome was made possible through strong collaboration among federal, state, local, and Tribal partners. Together, we remain committed to identifying violent offenders, holding them accountable, and protecting the citizens of the Eastern District of Oklahoma."

This case was made possible by investigative leads generated from ATF's National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). NIBIN is the only national network that allows for the capture and comparison of ballistic evidence to aid in solving and preventing violent crimes involving firearms. NIBIN is a proven investigative and intelligence tool that can link firearms from multiple crime scenes, allowing law enforcement to quickly disrupt shooting cycles. For more information on NIBIN, visit https://www.atf.gov/firearms/tools-services-law-enforcement/national-integrated-ballistic-information-network-nibin

The Honorable Ronald A. White, Senior District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing. Rogers and Nichols will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jonathan E. Soverly and Edith Singer represented the United States.