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PBPN files lawsuit against Jackson Co Sheriff

By Brian Hagen

07/26/2024

(MSC News)--A lawsuit has been filed against the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Tim Morse by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

WIBW-TV, citing Prairie Band officials, reports the lawsuit stems from when the Nation was in the process of enforcing compliance from a gas station, located on the Nation's Tribal land, which had allegedly failed to pay taxes. The Snak Atak Travel Plaza, according to Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick, Chairman of Prairie Band Potawatomie Nation, as cited by the TV Station, had been sent multiple inquiries and warnings related to what the Nation deemed to be a matter of tax evasion. It was on May 28, of this year, according to the report, that the Tax Commission issued a cease and desist order, and attempted to eject employees of the store, while chaining the doors, to end the illegal practice.

Instead, the Nation alleges that the Sheriff's Office, as the enforcement was underway, threatened to arrest Tribal Police, and Tax Commission officials, for criminal trespass, which the Nation says is in violation of its sovereignty.

MSC News, Friday morning, independently reached out to Sheriff Morse for a response to the lawsuit, and we'll bring you the details of his response if and when received.

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ThisCountyIsStupid (07/26/2024 1:39 PM)

Sovereign until they want taxpayer dollars. Cut them off from all federal funds.