Press Release
Cherokee County Resident Pleads Guilty To Felony Arson Charge
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Sheena Grasshopper, age 41, of Cherokee County, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Attempted Arson of a Dwelling in Indian Country.
The Indictment alleged that on July 31, 2023, Grasshopper willfully and maliciously attempted to set fire to and burn a building and place the life of a person in jeopardy. The crime occurred in Cherokee County, within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation Reservation, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department, the Cherokee Nation Marshal Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. Grasshopper will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Patrick Flanigan and Edith Singer represented the United States.
Updated January 17, 2025
Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice