Grove Man Sentenced for Discharging Firearm During Argument

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma

TULSA, Okla. – A Grove man was sentenced today after he discharged a firearm while intoxicated and arguing with family, announced U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Nassar.

U.S. District Judge Sara E Hill sentenced Colton Lee Crane, 33, for Carrying, Using, Brandishing, and Discharging a Firearm 
During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. Crane was ordered to serve 120 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. 

In July 2025, deputies with the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call in Grove, Oklahoma. The caller reported that Crane had a gun and dispatchers could hear him screaming in the background. When deputies arrived, Crane was walking down the road with a baby, unsteady on his feet, with bloodshot eyes, smelling of alcohol, and slurred speech. Crane admitted that he started drinking once he got home from work and was arguing with family members. 

Court documents show that Crane admitted to kicking in a door, pointing a firearm at the victim, and when it discharged, the bullet went through the wall. The bullet was approximately one foot from the victim. Crane eventually lowered the firearm, pushed past family members, grabbed the 10-month-old baby, and walked out of the home.  

Court documents show that Crane was previously convicted of pointing a firearm at his former spouse and discharging it while children were present. He is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and he will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau 
of Prisons.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Wright prosecuted the case.

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