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Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Tommy Lynn Byrd, Jr., age 37, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country, punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $250,000.00 fine.

The Indictment alleged that on January 9, 2025, Byrd assaulted the victim, resulting in serious bodily injury.

The crime occurred in Muskogee County, within the boundaries of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Muskogee Police Department.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Byrd will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin Gross and Lewis M. Reagan represented the United States.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

            WASHINGTON – Davon Sargent, 30, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 14 months in prison in connection with his illegal possession of a pistol, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.

            Sargent pleaded guilty June 18, 2025, before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon. In addition to the 14 month prison sentence, Judge Berman Jackson ordered Sargent to serve three years of supervised release.

            According to court documents, on Sept. 17, 2024, Metropolitan Police officers were on patrol on the 1400 block of H Street when they observed a black Chevrolet Cruise. The vehicle was traveling with its trunk open and failed to stop for a red light.

            The officers pulled over the car in a parking lot on the 1500 block of Maryland Avenue NE. Sargent was the sole occupant of the vehicle. An officer approached the driver’s side and observed Sargent leaning forward with his right arm between his thighs as if concealing something. Suspecting the Sargent was armed, the officer asked Sargent to step out of the car.

            Sargent got out. Then he immediately attempted to push past the officers in an attempt to escape. As Sargent struggled flee, one of the officers felt a hard object at Sargent’s waistband which the officer recognized to be a handgun. Officers subdued Sargent and recovered a black 9mm Glock 26 pistol from under Sargent’s clothing. The weapon was loaded with one round in the chamber and 15 rounds of ammunition in its magazine

            Sargent previously had pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol without a license and therefore could not lawfully possess firearm.

            This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Emory V. Cole.

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Source: United States Department of Justice

With the start of a new fiscal year, the Office of Information Policy (OIP) looks to the beginning of the FOIA reporting season.  Today, OIP announces the deadlines for the submission of agencies’ Fiscal Year 2025 Annual FOIA Reports, Fiscal Year 2026 Quarterly FOIA Reports, and 2026 Chief FOIA Officer Reports, along with updated resources.

These three reports serve a vital role in illustrating the steps taken and the progress made by agencies in administering the FOIA, and provide valuable information about how agencies promote efficiency, make more information available proactively, and use technology to improve FOIA administration.

Agencies are required to submit their Fiscal Year 2025 Annual FOIA Reports using the FOIA.gov Annual Report Tool.  OIP has also updated the Department of Justice Annual FOIA Report Handbook, a key resource that agencies should consult when compiling their Annual FOIA Reports.  Agency personnel responsible for completing their agency’s report are encouraged to attend OIP’s Annual FOIA Report Refresher Training on October 7, 2025.

Agencies should take note of the following deadlines, which are also summarized in Agency Reporting Obligations At-A-Glance, to ensure that they can satisfy all FOIA reporting obligations in the upcoming year:

FISCAL YEAR 2025 ANNUAL FOIA REPORT

November 12, 2025 – Agencies are required to submit their Fiscal Year 2025 Annual FOIA Report to OIP for review and clearance through FOIA.gov.

No later than March 1, 2026 – Agencies are required to post the final human readable and NIEM-XML versions of their Fiscal Year 2025 Annual FOIA Report on their websites.

FISCAL YEAR 2026 QUARTERLY FOIA REPORTS

January 30, 2026 – Quarter 1 data is required to be posted.
April 24, 2026 – Quarter 2 data is required to be posted.
July 31, 2026 – Quarter 3 data is required to be posted.
October 30, 2026 – Quarter 4 data is required to be posted.

For guidance on the requirements for completing the Quarterly Reports, please see OIP’s guidance on quarterly reporting (updated October 2021).

2026 CHIEF FOIA OFFICER REPORTS

January 12, 2026 – Deadline for agencies receiving 100 or more requests in Fiscal Year 2024 to submit their 2026 Chief FOIA Officer Reports to OIP for review and clearance.

February 6, 2026 – Deadline for agencies receiving fewer than 100 requests in Fiscal Year 2024 that choose to report to submit their Chief FOIA Officer Reports to OIP.

March 16, 2026 – Agencies are required to post their 2026 Chief FOIA Officer Reports online.

If you have any questions regarding any of the deadlines noted above or the requirements for any of the reports, please contact OIP’s FOIA Compliance Team at (202) 514-3642 (FOIA).  You can also find all of these reporting deadlines on the Reports page of OIP’s website.

Source: United States Department of Justice

Today the Office of Information Policy (OIP) is pleased to announce its summary and assessment of agencies’ 2025 Chief FOIA Officer (CFO) Reports is available for viewing.  OIP’s 2025 summary and assessment focuses on steps agencies have taken to improve FOIA administration in five key areas highlighted in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 2022 FOIA Guidelines:

• FOIA Leadership and Applying a Presumption of Openness;
• Ensuring Fair and Effective FOIA Administration;
• Proactive Disclosures;
• Utilizing Technology to Improve Efficiency; and
• Steps Taken to Remove Barriers to Access, Improve Timelines, and Reduce Backlogs.

OIP encourages agencies and the public to read both OIP’s summary and each agency’s individual report to gain a comprehensive understanding of the various steps taken to improve the administration of the FOIA across the government.

In addition to the summary, OIP’s 2025 assessment provides a broad overview of agency efforts in several key areas of FOIA administration.  The assessment covers those agencies that received more than 50 requests and distinguishes between high and medium volume agencies, using a five-step scoring system to denote agency success for each milestone.  For the 2025 assessment, OIP selected twenty-two milestones for scoring high volume agencies and twenty milestones for scoring medium volume agencies.  The full assessment, including a detailed methodology, is available as both a spreadsheet and PDF. You can read OIP’s 2025 Summary and Assessment of Agency CFO Reports on our Reports page alongside previous summaries and assessments.  

OIP is also issuing new guidelines for agencies’ 2026 CFO Reports, which continue to focus on the five key areas of FOIA administration highlighted in the DOJ’s 2022 FOIA Guidelines.  The 2026 CFO Report Guidelines once again include separate reporting requirements for agencies depending on the number of FOIA requests received in the prior fiscal year.  Agencies that received less than 100 requests in Fiscal Year 2024 are encouraged to report on any efforts or success stories they’ve experienced.  All other agencies receiving 100 or more requests have more extensive reporting requirements.

Agencies that received 100 or more requests must submit their draft 2026 Chief FOIA Officer Reports to OIP for review by no later than Monday, January 12, 2026.  For the remaining agencies receiving less than 100 requests in Fiscal Year 2024, if they do have information to report, they must provide their reports by no later than Friday, February 6, 2026.  A listing of all agencies with a link to their reporting requirements is included at the end of the Guidelines.  OIP will once again host refresher training on the preparation of the 2026 Chief FOIA Officer Reports.

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

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Defendant was also found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.