Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A Collinsville man has been found guilty by a federal jury in Tulsa of kidnapping and four counts connected to domestic violence incidents that took place in 2023 and 2024.
Jerry Charles Creek, Jr., 55, was convicted on two counts of assault of an intimate or dating partner by strangling or attempting to strangle in Indian Country, two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country, and one count of kidnapping in Indian Country.
Court documents and trial evidence revealed that Creek began a relationship with the victim during the summer of 2023. After the victim moved in with him, Creek became controlling and abusive, isolating her from friends and family. Testimony showed that verbal abuse escalated into physical violence.
In November 2023, after accusing the victim of infidelity, Creek assaulted her over a weekend. The victim described being strangled, dragged through the house, and kicked while Creek wore steel-toed boots. He prevented her from leaving by taking her keys and forcing her to remain unclothed. Attempts to dress led to further rage from Creek. The abuse continued for two days until Creek briefly left their residence; at that point, the victim escaped and sought medical care for fractured ribs, a concussion, and extensive bruising.
The victim also testified about another incident in March 2024 when Creek again accused her of cheating before strangling her until she lost consciousness. Upon regaining consciousness, she endured further assault but eventually managed to escape. When Creek realized she had fled, he pursued her but told her he would take her home. While stopped at a light near her residence, the victim jumped out of his vehicle out of fear and went to a fire station for safety until family arrived.
A third incident occurred in April 2024 when the victim was at a bar with a friend. Creek entered the bar angry and told her to leave with him. He drove erratically back to her home where they argued before entering the house together; later that night she awoke to find it on fire with no phone access or means to escape through a window. Neighbors rescued her from the burning home. Before being intubated at the hospital—where she remained for eleven days—she informed a neighbor: “Jerry did it.” She suffered multiple injuries including lacerations, bruises not previously present before the fire started, as well as a fractured vertebrae (L4). While hospitalized she wrote a note stating Creek had tried to kill her.
Records show that Creek has prior felony convictions for assault with a dangerous weapon, obstructing an officer, felon in possession of firearm offenses among others.
The case was investigated by both the Tulsa Police Department and FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stacey Todd, George Jiang, and Thomas Buscemi prosecuted.
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