UPDATED: Tribal attorney arrested on child pornography charges

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. – The attorney general for one of the two rival Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal governments was arrested Monday night on felony child pornography charges.

The Garvin County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office arrested Jeremy Oliver Monday for using technology to solicit sexual conduct with a minor, publishing and distributing obscene material and possession of a controlled substance. The first two counts are felonies and each carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and a $10,000 fine. The third count is a misdemeanor and is punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.            

According to the arrest report, Oliver offered via text message to reduce a client’s fees in exchange for nude photographs or sexual favors from the client’s 13- and 18-year-old daughters, as well as sexual favors from the client. Oliver also sent an obscene photograph of himself to the client while making the request.

A search of his home at the time of the arrest uncovered several pounds of marijuana and several hundred nude photographs. According to the Garvin County, Okla., Sheriff’s Office, Oliver has been under investigation for weeks.

“From evidence at the residence, there is a real possibility that there may be other victims,” Garvin County, Okla., Sheriff Larry Rhodes said.

Oliver was released from jail Tuesday after a bondsman posted his $25,000 bail. An arraignment hearing has not been scheduled as of Wednesday afternoon.

A citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, Oliver is the attorney general for the government led by Leslie Wandrie-Harjo and was previously the general counsel for the tribes’ legislature.  The constitutionally-bound tribes have been dealing with a leadership schism for more than two years.

According to Oliver’s LinkedIn account, he is also the general counsel for the Caddo Nation, headquartered in Binger, Okla. When contacted, the tribe did not confirm or deny his employment.