Bixby Woman Says Sister Held In Jail For Five Days After First Misdemeanor Charge

A Bixby woman says her sister was held for five days in the Tulsa County Jail on a first-time misdemeanor DUI charge. The woman says they are tribal and her sister was waiting on the tribe to process the paperwork for her sister's release.

Amber Price says she never expected it to take so long for her sister to bond out of jail, and she worked nonstop to get her out.

Amber Price says her sister was arrested Friday for driving under the influence.

"She was just going to go down to Bixby for six hours and do the sober bond out, just like every normal person would, and then when they found out she was tribal, everything changed," she said.

Price says her sister was released late Tuesday night, and they never expected it to take multiple days for her sister to bond out of jail.

"None of us have gotten any sleep, we all worked around clock, literally making phone calls and emails reaching out," she said.

The Tulsa County Jail says while they house tribal citizens, everything has to go through the tribal court.

The Tulsa County Public Defender's Office says while the ruling on tribal jurisdiction has caused unexpected challenges, everyone has been working together.

Amber says they were worried.

"We had five immediate family members calling up every single day, multiple times since Saturday, trying to find out about her medication, her mental well-being, and everything we were told was it's being processed, it's being processed, it's being processed," she said.

Amber says she wants to encourage anyone in a similar situation to do their research on the process, and she's just thankful her sister was able to bond out.

"Especially when I saw how that started, and she's not a hardened criminal," she said.

We've called the Choctaw Nation and they are researching the case.