US EditionState Rep. Ty Burns Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Domestic Abuse, Assault
Ty Burns received a one-year suspended sentence and must complete domestic violence intervention programs after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges involving family members and a friend.
- State Representative Ty Burns pleaded guilty Thursday in Pawnee County District Court to one misdemeanor domestic abuse count and two misdemeanor assault counts, receiving one-year suspended sentences from Judge Patrick Pickerell.
- After a recusal by Pawnee County District Attorney Mike Fisher, Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office charged Burns for incidents in November 2024 and April 25, 2025.
- Court records show Ty Burns allegedly tried to gouge a woman's eye and broke a blood vessel, while investigators say he chased and struck a van around 11 p.m., also striking his wife Staci Burns.
- Judge Patrick Pickerell ordered Ty Burns to complete a Batterers Intervention Program and 52 weeks of domestic violence intervention services, and Burns said he will step down as chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Finance Subcommittee.
- The incident and quick plea add to examples of lawmakers facing charges; Ty Burns, Republican State Representative for House District 35 since 2018, voted on HB 1273's final passage earlier this year and the override May 29.
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Pawnee, OK, Rep. Ty Burns pleads guilty to domestic abuse, assault
·Oklahoma City, United States
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Oklahoma lawmaker guilty of domestic abuse, assault gets one-year suspended sentence
Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, sits at the House dias while awaiting action from the Senate on a veto override on May 29, 2025. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY – A Republican state representative Thursday was charged and pleaded guilty to three domestic-violence related crimes, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office said. Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and two misdemeanor counts of…
State Rep. Ty Burns sentenced after pleading guilty to domestic abuse, assault
State Rep. Ty Burns received a one-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and two misdemeanor counts of assault, the office of Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced on Thursday.
·Tulsa, United States
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