CIPD asking for community help on two fatalities

  The Cherokee Indian Police Department issued two requests for help from the community on Wednesday, Oct. 18 involving two fatalities in Cherokee – one in September and another in August. John Michael Arkansas (aka “Dobbs”), 57, was found lying on the roadway on...

Tribe to receive over $1.7 million in OJP grants

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been awarded three grants from the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) totaling  $1,720,442.  The grants will be used to combat domestic violence and improve...

Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Oct. 11

  ARKANSAS, Crystal 14-95.5(a) Drugs: Possessing a controlled substance classified in schedule I, II, III, IV, and V – Dismissed on Plea 14-5.2 Communicating Threats – Dismissed on Plea 14-40.50(a) Assault With a Deadly Weapon With Intent to Kill Inflicting...

Tribal Court Docket for Oct. 26 and Nov. 1

  This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court.  All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tribal Court Docket for Oct. 26, 2017...