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No Charges to be Filed Against Officers Involved in Shooting

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jasmuel Ray Robertson and Blaine County Deputy Sheriff Monty Goodwin acted in self-defense when shooting Jonathan Richard Daukei, age 38, on July 19, 2017, in Blaine County, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

 

Daukei, a member of the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes, was shot after a vehicle pursuit ended on tribal land. Daukei survived the shooting and is facing a state felony charge for attempting to elude officers. "After a thorough review of the FBI’s investigation, I have determined the officers in this case reasonably believed Trooper Robertson was at risk of death or great bodily harm given Mr. Daukei’s reckless operation of his vehicle," said Yancey.

Updated August 18, 2017