Hulbert Resident Pleads Guilty To Making False Declarations Before Grand Jury

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Cairl Glenn Hayes, Jr., age 51, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of False Declarations Before Grand Jury, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Superseding Indictment alleged that on January 13, 2026, Hayes knowingly made false and material declarations under oath while testifying in a proceeding before a Grand Jury of the United States in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Fort Gibson Police Department, the Hulbert Police Department, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, the Cherokee Nation Marshal's Service, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable D. Edward Snow, 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.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly represented the United States.