A Standing Pine man was sentenced to 46 months in in federal prison for a domestic assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

According to court documents, 31-year-old Kendall D. Ben, physically assaulted his girlfriend in the Standing Pine Community of the Choctaw Indian Reservation.

Ben was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 25, 2022. He pled guilty on February 17, 2023, to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

U.S. Attorney Todd Gee and Special Agent in Charge Robert Eikhoff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made the announcement.

The Choctaw Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kevin J. Payne and Brian K. Burns prosecuted the case.