TULSA, OKLA. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Oklahoma, Northern), published as received.
TULSA, Okla. – An indictment was unsealed today charging an Owasso man with killing Brian Bizzell and injuring three others in a fatal car wreck.
Christopher Robert Chaney, 52, of Owasso, is charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country; two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country; and Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding in Indian Country.
According to court documents, on September 30, 2025, Chaney was allegedly driving a motor vehicle on a public road while speeding, failed to obey traffic lights, and was driving after consuming hydrocodone and cannabis. Court documents show that Brian Bizzell was killed, two others were seriously injured, and one victim was wounded in the fatal accident.
Chaney is a member of the Cherokee Nation
The FBI and the Owasso Police Department are investigating the case with the assistance of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Dunn is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
