Federal Grand Jury indicts man from Jay for Child Abuse and Neglect

A man from Jay, Oklahoma has been indicted in Federal Court for alleged Child Abuse and Child Neglect.

A news release from the U.S. Department of Justice in the Northern District of Oklahoma reports that 51-year-old Audie Wayne Woolman of Jay is accused of Child Abuse in Indian Country; Child Neglect in Indian Country; Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.

Woolman allegedly assaulted an intimate partner on March 27, 2022, exposing two children to the abuse.

He is further accused of physically abusing one of the children during the incident.

The FBI and Delaware County Sheriff’s Office are the investigative agencies.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie A. Childress is prosecuting the case.