State Rep. Burns pleads guilty, sentenced for domestic abuse, assault

OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 28, 2025) – State Rep. Ty Burns received a one-year suspended sentence this afternoon after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of domestic abuse and two misdemeanor counts of assault.

Prosecutors charged Burns, 46, for November 2024 and April 25, 2025, incidents involving family members.

The office of Attorney General Gentner Drummond took on the case after Pawnee County District Attorney Mike Fisher recused.

“These are serious charges,“ Drummond said. “While there is no excuse for domestic violence, I am encouraged that the representative has taken responsibility for his actions and will receive counseling under terms of his sentence. Domestic violence is tragically all too common in our state. It must stop.”

Pawnee County District Judge Patrick Pickerill handed down a one-year suspended sentence to run concurrently for each count. Under terms of the sentence, Burns will have to complete a Batterers Intervention Program.

Burns has been the representative for House District 35 since 2018.