Erin Nicole Hodge, a 30-year-old resident of Wewoka, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The sentencing follows an incident that took place on February 10, 2024, outside a business in Seminole, Oklahoma. According to investigators, Hodge bit the victim on the face during a confrontation.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police Department. The crime occurred within Seminole County on the Seminole Nation Reservation.
Hodge pleaded guilty to the charge on August 12, 2025. The sentencing hearing was overseen by Chief U.S. District Judge John F. Heil III in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Hodge will remain in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service until she is transferred to a Bureau of Prisons facility to serve her sentence, which does not allow for parole.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly prosecuted the case.
