OKMULGEE, Okla. – Jimcy McGirt was indicted on April 9 by a federal grand jury. He faces four charges of failure to register as a sex offender.
McGirt was on supervised release after pleading guilty to one count of Aggravated Sexual Abuse in Indian Country on Dec. 2023. That sentence brought to a close the landmark Supreme Court case McGirt v. Oklahoma that restored Tribal jurisdiction in Eastern Oklahoma.
The new charges stem from alleged violations observed by his probation officer, Christopher Villanueva, while on supervised release. According to the indictments, McGirt failed to register as a sex offender in Seminole Nation. McGirt was registered in MCN jurisdiction but did not update his registration when he moved to Seminole Nation jurisdiction. Seminole Nation law requires that registration must occur within 3 days of residency within their boundaries.
The additional charges allege that McGirt shared a residence with a minor child and that he resided in a dwelling located within 2,000 feet of a school or park. Charges also allege he was in possession of an internet enabled cell phone which was used to access an unauthorized email account and a social media profile. His next appearance is slated for June 2.
McGirt had been serving six months of a five year sentence after pleading No Contest for failure to register as a sex offender in Seminole Nation Tribal court. McGirt was released to the custody of the United States Marshall’s Service on Feb. 27 on a warrant to revoke his supervised release. Jury selection for that charge is scheduled for June 10.
