Warm Springs man pleads guilty to assault of girlfriend, who jumped from moving car to escape
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Warm Springs man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to assaulting his girlfriend with a pistol, prompting her to jump from the moving car, suffering life-threatening injuries.
Here's a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office:
Warm Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation (Photo)
U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Oregon - 08/22/25 4:27 PM
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Warm Springs, Oregon, man pleaded guilty today for assaulting his girlfriend with a pistol on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
Henry Jonathan Andrews, 29, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
According to court documents, in October 2024, Andrews was driving with the victim on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Andrews became angry and pulled out a pistol. He struck the victim multiple times in the head with the pistol. Fearing for her life, the victim jumped from the moving car to escape him. She suffered extensive and life-threatening injuries as a result of the assault.
On November 20, 2024, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a two-count indictment charging Andrews with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Andrews faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced on November 13, 2025, before a U.S. District Judge.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Warm Springs Tribal Police Department. It is being prosecuted by Pamela Paaso and Charlotte Kelley, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon.
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