An Ottawa County woman who helped hide her boyfriend who escaped from jail received a two-year deferred sentence.

 41-year-old Callie Gower, of Miami, entered the plea in Ottawa County District Court to harboring a fugitive from justice in connection to the October 2022 jail break involving Tyler Tavis, Daniel Zajicek, Rusty Reece and Buck Martindale.

 Martindale was found by Ottawa County Sheriff’s deputies and Quapaw Nation Marshals at his girlfriend's rural Quapaw residence. Law enforcement officers found Martindale’s shoes lying on the floor, with Martindale found in the crawl space behind the vent.

 Martindale’s state charges of escaping from a penal institution, assault upon a correctional officer, obstructing an officer and public intoxication were dismissed in January based on a motion filed in December.

 The motion is based on the Lawhorn and McGirt Supreme Court rulings. The Lawhorn ruling allows the existence of the Quapaw Reservation making it the first and only tribe in Oklahoma to have its reservation affirmed that is not part of the Five Civilized Tribes. Martindale is a member of the Quapaw Nation.