From my upcoming book

The officers who came to my door were BIA-funded and cross-deputized. A few years earlier, as a tribal council member, I was the one who made the motion to accept that agreement.

They were there to arrest me on a list of charges. The main one was misusing a common communication carrier. The others included threatening and intimidating, resisting arrest, and other civil violations.

In plain words, I was being arrested for a phone message.

All charges were later dropped. What happened in between is in the book.

I’ve served my community in leadership for a long time. This book is my side of the story, told plainly, so others who step up to serve know what the role can bring.

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— Leroy Wandahsega II