§ 1512 with conspiring to tamper with a federal witness through threats or intimidation. Hearing what Jones told them, Sutton and Segue set up a jail fight with Bridges, after which they were charged under U.S.C. When he landed in jail with Bridges, Jones told Sutton and Segue - who were also being held at the jail on suspicion of drug violations - that Bridges was a “snitch” who should be “smacked.” In fact, Bridges was helping the federal government build a case against Jones as “part of a broad FBI and DEA investigation into drug trafficking in Muskogee,” the U.S. Jones was arrested on state charges and put in the Muskogee County Jail. There, police found firearms and methamphetamine. Their criminal case traces back to the January 2019 arrest of a fellow Oklahoman, Brandon Bridges, who then assisted the Muskogee Police Department in obtaining a search warrant for the home of a fourth man, Cornelious Jones. The Court’s opinion was issued in the consolidated appeals of Klawaun L. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a conviction for federal witness tampering requires an affirmative answer to two questions: (1) Did the defendant contemplate a particular proceeding in which the witness would testify and (2) was it reasonably likely that the proceeding would be federal? Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on G+ Share with email
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