Wagoner Man Pleads Guilty To Burglary In Indian Country

 MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brandon Allen Howe, age 38, of Wagoner, Oklahoma entered a guilty plea to two counts of Burglary In The First Degree In Indian Country, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1151, 1153, and Title 21, Oklahoma Statutes, Section 1431, punishable by up to 20 years’ imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both for each count. 

The Indictment alleged that on or about September 11, 2020, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Indian Country, the defendant, an Indian, did break and enter, into the dwelling house of V.T., in which there was at the time some human being, with intent to commit some crime therein, while armed with a dangerous weapon. 

The Indictment further alleged that on or about September 11, 2020, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Indian Country, the defendant, an Indian, did break and enter, into the dwelling house of S.R., in which there was at the time some human being present, with intent to commit some crime therein.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Wagoner County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.