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The Sheriff of Cherokee County, Jason Chennault, is the chief law enforcement officer of the county and is responsible for providing law enforcement services for the unincorporated areas of the county, an area of over 740 square miles.

10/22/2026

On Friday October 16, 2026, CCSO investigators Sergeant BJ Jackson, Sgt. Ryan Robison, Sgt. Casey Baker, Undersheriff James Brown and agent Bob Girdner of the District 27 Drug and Violent Crime Task Force were investigating a trespassing complaint and a report of a possibly stolen Kubota brand utility vehicle in the Lost City area of west central Cherokee County when they made contact with 66-year-old MICHAEL COOPER in the front yard of his residence. Investigators noticed COOPER was armed with a semi-automatic handgun that was stored in a holster on his hip. Investigators knew COOPER to be a convicted felon and disarmed and detained him.

During the course of their investigation, CCSO investigators noticed a Kubota brand side by side utility vehicle parked in COOPER’s yard, the Kubota utility vehicle’s appearance had been altered with spray paint and investigators believed the side by side to have been stolen from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.

Investigators obtained a search warrant for COOPER’s property. Upon serving the search warrant, CCSO investigators located several more fi****ms, fi****ms am******on, digital scales with baggies similar to those used to package illegal narcotics and over $1,500.00 cash.

The Kubota side by side utility vehicle was confirmed to have been stolen from Northeastern State University in 2025.

MICAHEL COOPER was arrested and transported to the Cherokee County Detention Center, over 10 grams of a substance believed to be methamphetamine was found in COOPER’s pocket during the book-in process at CCDC. COOPER was booked into CCDC for possession of a fi***rm after a felony conviction, possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute and knowingly concealing stolen property.

MICHAEL COOPER is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation and will either be prosecuted by Cherokee Tribal Court or in the federal court system.

08/26/2026

On the evening of Tuesday August 18, 2026, CCSO deputies and deputy marshals of the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service responded to the Welling area of Cherokee County to a 911 report of repeated screaming being heard in a wooded area.

Upon arriving, deputies and deputy marshals spoke with several residents in the area and were given an area to focus their search. A wooded area was searched and deputies and deputy marshals found nobody screaming. A drone was brought to the scene and flown in hopes of covering and searching the area more thoroughly. As the drone was being flown, somebody in the area fired 5-6 r***e shots at CCSO deputies and CNMS deputy marshals. The r***e bullet strikes came as close as two feet to the deputies and deputy marshals. Additional law enforcement officers responded to the area and after searching for several hours, the shooting suspect was not located.

In the days that followed, sufficient probable cause was established to request a felony arrest warrant for 41-year-old IAN ALEXANDER BOWLINE for shooting at CCSO deputies and CNMS deputy marshals on the evening of August 18, 2026. BOWLINE is a resident of the area deputies were called to that evening and is a convicted felon. A search warrant for BOWLINE’s residence was also obtained.

On Tuesday August 18, 2026, IAN ALEXANDER BOWLINE was arrested at his residence, less than 200 yards from the area the r***e shots struck near CCSO deputies and CNMS deputy marshals on the evening of August 18. Upon executing the search warrant for BOWLINE’s residence, seven r***es, five sh****ns, three handguns and several thousand rounds of fi***rm am******on were seized.

BOWLINE was transported to the Cherokee County Detention Center and will either be prosecuted by the State of Oklahoma or Federal prosecutors since he is a previously convicted felon.

08/10/2026

ATTENTION!!

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office main non-emergency telephone line, 918-456-2583, is down. If you need to contact CCSO, please call 918-456-3419

06/13/2026

At around 2:30 am on the morning of Saturday June 13, 2026, the Cherokee County 911 Center received a 911 report of a stabbing with multiple victims at a resort on the Illinois River northeast of Tahlequah on State Highway 10.

Deputies of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, deputy marshals of the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, officers from the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department, firefighters from the Illinois River Fire Department and medics from Northeastern Health Systems-Tahlequah and Cherokee Nation Emergency Medical Service responded to the resort and found four people, two males and two females, had been stabbed with varying degrees of injuries. The injured victims were treated on scene, stabilized and transported by ground and air ambulances to Tulsa and Fayetteville, Arkansas area hospitals. Two suspects, 40-year-old DOMINIC HERNANDEZ and 42-year-old JESSICA MURGUIA (both of residents of the Tulsa area) were arrested at the scene and transported to the Cherokee County Detention Center in Tahlequah where they were both booked for four counts of the felony crime of ASSAULT and BATTERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

All four victims are reported to be in stable condition.

This incident is still an active investigation by investigators of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and more details may be released at a later date.

Sheriff Jason Chennault
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office

06/12/2026

We had A LOT of rain come through last night. After several water rescues and running around for trees and other debris in the road calls, it's settled down a little for CCSO. Our County Commissioners' crews, fire departments and crews from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation are out and about doing clean up and repairs. Please be patient and polite, they'll get everything back to normal as soon as they can.

05/28/2026

Online voting will be Saturday, June 20 - Sunday, June 28 on the Tahlequah Daily Press website.

05/20/2026

Adair County Sheriff Jason Ritchie is a great friend to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office and a mentor and a great friend to me personally. If you have any information of this crime, please reach out to the ATF, ACSO, CCSO or to me.

Sheriff Jason Chennault

05/18/2026

We want to say a huge THANK YOU! to Vested Interest K9s, Inc for donating bullet and stab resistant protective vests to CCSO K9 deputies Crush, Gunner and Tygo.

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., established in 2009, is a 501(c)(3) charity whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. This potentially lifesaving body armor for four-legged K9 officers is U.S. made, custom fitted, and National Institute of Justice (NIJ) certified. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has provided over 6,348 vests valued at $6.9 million to K9s in all 50 states, made possible by both private and corporate donations.

The program is open to U.S. dogs at least 20 months old, actively employed, and certified with law enforcement or related agencies. K9s with expired vests are also eligible to participate. There are an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States.

Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. accepts tax-deductible contributions in any amount, while a single donation of $1,050 will sponsor one vest. Each vest has a value of $1800.00, weighs an average of 4-5 lbs., and comes with a five-year warranty. For more information, or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call (508) 824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts donations at www.vik9s.org, or you may mail your contribution to P.O. Box 9, East Taunton, MA 02718.

05/13/2026

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is very proud to have been able to es**rt our friends, the Tahlequah Outlaws, to the county line this morning as they traveled to the 2026 Oklahoma Special Olympics Games in Stillwater. THANK YOU!, Outlaws for including us and good luck.

GO OUTLAWS!!

05/06/2026

During Monday morning’s Cherokee County Commissioners’ meeting, the commissioners signed a proclamation making May 3-May 9 Oklahoma Home and Community Education Week. Oklahoma Home & Community Education (OHCE) is a statewide organization with members in local communities across all 77 counties. Dedicated to lifelong learning and community service, OHCE empowers individuals by teaching valuable skills that enhance daily life. Through friendship, support, and shared knowledge, members work together to make a meaningful impact on their communities. Cherokee County’s OHCE group is called “Aprons and Lace”.

This morning some OHCE Aprons and Lace members dropped off several boxes of sugary goodness to CCSO. THANK YOU!, Aprons and Lace, for thinking of us.

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Tahlequah, OK
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