McAlester Resident Pleads Guilty To Felony Assault Charge

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nathaniel Dewayne Meashintubby, age 41, of McAlester, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of felony assault.

The Indictment alleged that on March 10, 2024, Meashintubby suffocated or attempted to suffocate an intimate or dating partner.

The crime occurred in Pittsburg County, within the boundaries of the Choctaw Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office and the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. Meashintubby will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael E. Robinson represented the United States.