An Osage Nation citizen has been convicted in federal court on several firearm and assault charges.
The federal jury found 37-year old Antonio Jerome Colbert guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence following a shooting incident in east Tulsa, which is part of the Muscogee Nation. Since the crime occurred on a tribal reservation and Colbert is a tribal citizen, federal courts had jurisdiction.
In September 2024, several witnesses called 911, reporting they heard yelling, a gunshot, or witnessed a man assaulting a woman. Tulsa Police officers responded to the shots fired call. Upon arrival, officers observed an SUV parked on the sidewalk with open doors. Officers immediately took Colbert into custody…