A federal judge issues prison sentences for two men in the 2019 retaliation murder of a Grove, OK, man.
The two brothers – Cody and Dakota Buzzard – each pleaded guilty to charges in the case related to the death of 49 year old Jerry Tapp on August 1st , 2019 in Delaware County. Law enforcement officers say the shooting appeared to be in retaliation for a shooting incident in 2015 in which Tapp fired a shotgun into a vehicle occupied by the pair's father James Buzzard and an 11 year old girl. The girl received a non-life threatening gunshot wound as a result.
29 year old Cody Buzzard was sentenced to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder and 10 years for discharging a firearm. 22-year-old Dakota Buzzard was given six and a half years for conspiracy to carry, use, brandish and discharge a firearm during or in relation to a crime of violence. Their father James Buzzard was found guilty after a federal court jury trial. However, the court has not set a sentencing date yet due to ongoing court motions.
(Photo: Dakota Buzzard, Cody Buzzard)
