The Cherokee Nation has hired a criminal investigator who solely works Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases. Perry Proctor has spent the past year at the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service
A former Cherokee Nation Marshal Service boss who died in March is remembered as an “astute” leader who helped pave the way for the modern-day law enforcement agency.
In a 15-2 vote Dec. 14, the Cherokee Nation Rules Committee supported a percentage-based change that effectively increases by sevenfold the cap on how much its business arm can spend
During his Sept. 30 report to the Tribal Council’s Rules Committee, Marshal Service Director Shannon Buhl noted a “substantial” increase in incarceration costs since March.