MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that a Tahlequah man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge connected to a violent assault case in Indian Country.

According to federal prosecutors, 22-year-old Langston Love Hughes entered a guilty plea to one count of using, carrying, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, along with a possible $250,000 fine.

Prosecutors said the indictment alleged Hughes discharged a firearm on Jan. 5, 2026, during crimes involving assault with intent to commit murder in Indian Country and assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

Jason A. Robertson, a magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered a presentence investigation report.

Federal prosecutors said Hughes will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lewis M. Reagan represented the government in the case.