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  • 'Calculated & orchestrated': Okmulgee Jail speaks on incident with tribal police

    12/29/2023 10:37:19 AM PST · by ImJustAnotherOkie · 15 replies
    9:03 AM, Dec 29, 2023 ^ | Jennifer Maupin
    OKMULGEE, Okla. — The Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority, who runs the Okmulgee County Jail, issued a statement on Dec. 29 about an incident between its employees and Muscogee Nation Lighthorse police over a week ago. The OCCJA called a fight between their officers and Lighthorse police on Dec. 18 a "challenging interaction." The argument, which turned physical, was sparked by a disagreement over jurisdictional rights. Lighthorse police arrested a man for fentanyl possession and driving recklessly in a school zone. The OCCJA said it has no contractual detention agreement and therefore, denied taking the arrested man into the jail....