CONCHO, Okla. – Charges were filed in tribal court Sept. 24 against former Cheyenne and Arapaho governor Darrell Flyingman.

According to court documents, Flyingman allegedly threatened a process server with a rifle near his home on Sept. 17.

Flyingman is facing one count each of first degree assault and an aggravated weapons offense. If convicted, each count carries a maximum penalty of $5,000 and up to one year in jail.

Charles Morris, the attorney general for Janice Prairie Chief-Boswell’s administration, is requesting jail time for Flyingman.

A current gubernatorial candidate, Flyingman and his running mate, Adrianna Harris, were the only pair to file with both of the tribes’ claimant election commissions, but have since been removed from the candidate list distributed by the commission affiliated with Prairie Chief-Boswell’s administration.

Flyingman could not be reached for comment on the accusation. Earlier in the week, he provided a written statement to the Native Times in response to allegations that he was attempting a coup by running unopposed for governor with the election commission recognized by the Leslie Wandrie-Harjo administration.

“For more than five years, Boswell and her group have been making false allegations of Flyingman stealing and misusing millions of dollars for his own personal use,” he wrote. “Why has she not filed charges against him before the election?  Since the election, she and her attorney general Charles Morris have filed four criminal charges against him to keep him off the ballot.“          

The tribes’ primary election is scheduled for Oct. 8.