According to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deleon Milford Cooks, 24, of Tulsa and a member of the Cherokee Nation was indicted on several counts related to sexually assaulting women and is now detained, pending trial. The FBI is seeking to identify additional potential victims.

Cooks is charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country; two counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; one count of Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; two counts of Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling in Indian Country; and one count of Sexual Abuse without Consent in Indian Country.