Cairl Glenn Hayes Jr.

Introduction

Cairl Glenn Hayes, Jr., age 51, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of False Declarations Before Grand Jury, an offense punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced the plea. According to the office, 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. Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

Background Information

Per the Superseding Indictment, as summarized in the announcement, the conduct at issue occurred on January 13, 2026, when Hayes allegedly 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 release describes no underlying case: it does not identify the investigation that produced the grand jury proceeding, the subject matter the jury was examining, or the specific statements Hayes is alleged to have made falsely. It likewise provides no biographical information about Hayes beyond his age and his Hulbert residence, and it describes no prior criminal history.

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending.

The allegation against Hayes is narrow and specific. The Superseding Indictment alleged that on January 13, 2026, he 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. Each element comes from the indictment as summarized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office: the declarations were made knowingly, they were false, and they were material; they were made under oath, in a federal grand jury proceeding, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma. What the announcement does not supply is any context for that testimony — the underlying investigation, the subject of the grand jury’s inquiry, or the content of the statements alleged to be false. The release describes no other charges connected to the case.

Hayes resolved the charge by entering a guilty plea to one count of False Declarations Before Grand Jury. The offense carries a statutory maximum of 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the Honorable D. Edward Snow, Magistrate Judge, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report, the step that will frame the sentencing calculation. A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The charge arose from an investigation by seven agencies: 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. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan E. Soverly represented the United States. The announcement contains no statements from any of those agencies or from the U.S. Attorney’s Office beyond its description of the plea, and it identifies no victims, no co-defendants, and no connection between the grand jury proceeding and any particular criminal case.

Public Reaction and Consequences

No public reaction is recorded in the release: it contains no quotations from prosecutors, investigators, or any other officials, and no statements from the seven investigating agencies — the FBI, 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 consequences Hayes faces are those stated in the announcement: up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the single count, with the actual sentence to be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge after the presentence investigation report is completed and the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors are considered. No sentencing date was announced.

Current Status

Hayes has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. Magistrate Judge D. Edward Snow accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report; the sentence itself will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge, who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The maximum penalties are 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The plea was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma on October 28, 2026. The release does not describe Hayes’s custody status, any conditions of release, or any appeal, and no sentencing date has been set, leaving sentencing as the only remaining step described in the record.

Impact on Their Career/Life

What the record shows is limited: a 51-year-old Hulbert, Oklahoma, resident has admitted making false declarations before a federal grand jury and now faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at a sentencing that has not yet been determined. The release offers no information about Hayes’s occupation, family, or community standing, and because it does not identify the underlying investigation or the grand jury’s subject matter, it cannot say what effect the plea may have on any other proceeding. What is established is the offense itself, the January 13, 2026 date alleged in the indictment, and the seven-agency investigation that produced the case.

Sources

• U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Oklahoma, “Hulbert Resident Pleads Guilty To Making False Declarations Before Grand Jury”, October 28, 2026 — source