OKMULGEE – Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council Representative for Okmulke District Seat A, Robyn Whitecloud, has been charged in the MCN District Court with four felony counts of preventing or attempting to prevent performance of official acts (MCNCA Title 14, § 2-803).
The charges were filed on Jan. 16. Mvskoke Media obtained the charging documents, as well as the probable cause affidavit filed in the case by Lighthorse investigator Anthony Thompson. According to the affidavit,
Your affiant knows, on January 2, 2026, he received a complaint from Muscogee (Creek) Nation Council Representative-elect Lucian Tiger III regarding the unauthorized removal of official correspondence addressed to him and other members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council.
The correspondence consisted of sealed envelopes addressed to multiple Council Representatives and Representatives-elect and related to official National Council business. These communications were intended to be delivered to elected officials in order for them to review, consider, and act upon matters within their official capacities.
Representative-elect Tiger reported that his correspondence was removed from the designated outbox of Julie Sharp(Scott), who is responsible for the handling and distribution of National Council correspondence. The removal was not authorized. Tiger identified Council Representative Robyn Whitecloud as the individual who removed the correspondence, acting individually and/or in concert with another. The removal of the correspondence delayed and interfered with the timely receipt of official communications, thereby preventing or attempting to prevent Council Representatives and Representatives-elect from performing official acts.
Additional complaints were received from Representative-elect William Lowe and Council Representative Galen Cloud, both of which were consistent with the initial report.
Your affiant obtained and reviewed surveillance video. The video was consistent with witness statements and depicted conduct consistent with the unauthorized removal of correspondence. Julie Sharp advised that she is the primary individual responsible for the distribution of Council correspondence and that it is rare for any other individual to remove correspondence from the outbox.
Following the National Council Inauguration on January 3, 2026, Representative Robyn Whitecloud returned sixteen (16) envelopes consistent with the correspondence previously reported missing. These envelopes were turned over to Speaker Randall Hicks, who then transferred them to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Police.
The correspondence belonged to the following Council Representatives and Representatives-elect: Charles McHenry; Darrell Proctor; Thomasene Yahola-Osborne; Anna Marshall; Nelson Harjo Sr.; Dode Barnett; Galen Cloud; Robert Hufft; Leonard Gouge; Joyce Deere; Patrick Freeman Jr.; Mary Tiger; Lucian Tiger III; Lora Harjo-King; William Lowe; and James Factor.
Mvskoke Media contacted Rep. Whitecloud for comment on the charges but has not received a response as of the time this article was published. Online court records indicate that an initial appearance is scheduled in this case for Jan. 26. Mvskoke Media will have ongoing coverage of this developing story.
