Claremore Man Sentenced After Shooting at Victim

TULSA, Okla. - Today, U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Justin Mark Boyce, 43, for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime in Violence and Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. Boyce was ordered to serve 180 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release.

In August 2022, Boyce confronted the victim about an unpaid debt. During the argument, Boyce fired several rounds towards the victim and fled. While investigating the shooting, Rogers County Sheriff's Department conducted a search warrant on Boyce's home. Deputies found several firearms, ammunition, and more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Boyce admitted that he possessed the methamphetamine with intent to sell and distribute.

Boyce is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and he will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Rogers County Sheriff's Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Brasher and Kenneth Elmore prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about PSN, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.