A Norman man was indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple felony counts stemming from alleged crimes that occurred last year in Seminole County.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced this week that Jeremy Don Harrison, 30, has been charged with pos session with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm.

According to an affidavit, on Jan. 16, 2020, Harrison was pulled over by Seminole County Deputy David Young on Highway 377, just north of 99A near Little for making an improper lane change. A female passen ger accompanied Harrison, who admitted during the stop that she had marijuana in her bra. When jail authorities searched her when she was brought in for booking, a large bag containing a crystal-like substance was also found in her clothing. The crystal-like substance weighed 82 grams and the marijuana weighed approximately 31 grams. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper David Brown provided assistance during the stop.

A search of the vehicle yielded a fully loaded and cocked .38 caliber revolver, which had been reported as stolen from the Weatherford Police Department. Authorities also discovered that Harrison was a convicted felon and had numerous active warrants.

According to court records, Harrison was initially charged in Seminole County District Court with eluding/attempting to elude an officer, trafficking in illegal drugs, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and endeavoring/conspiracy to deliver, manufacture or possess a controlled dangerous substance. Those charges were dismissed in May 2020, on the grounds that Richardson is a member of the Caddo Nation, and the alleged crime occurred within the boundaries of the Seminole Reservation. The Supreme Court recently ruled that Congress never disestablished the reservation; therefore the state does not have jurisdiction over crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land.

The United States Attorney’s Office said the federal grand juries sitting in Muskogee recently completed two separate July sessions and returned 28 (five under seal) felony indictments, including six superseding indictments.

One of the superseding indictments was that of Levi Cody Root, Sr., whose charges include three counts of aggravated sexual abuse in Indian Country and two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in Indian Country. Those alleged crimes occurred in Seminole County, within the bounds of the Seminole Nation Reservation. Root was originally charged with lewd molestation in Seminole County District Court in April 2020, but that case was dismissed.

From the two grand jury sessions in July, twenty-three indictments were publicly filed and five remain sealed pending arrest of the charged defendants. All but three of the unsealed charges involve crimes arising out of Indian Country. Four of the unsealed indictments are for murder or involuntary manslaughter, six are for sex crimes, and the balance contain allegations of assault with a dangerous weapon or resulting in serious bodily injury, assault with intent to commit murder, kidnapping, burglary, firearm violations, and robbery. The three unsealed non-Indian Country indictments involve possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and firearm violations.