Access to students' records by by 2026 graduate of Roland High School remains a hot topic in the community
A 19-year-old Roland High School graduate was arrested in late October and now faces trial in January after a federal grand jury indicted him on 11 felony counts tied to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Jaxon G. Hinton of Roland was arrested October 27 and arraigned the following day. He has remained in U.S. Marshal custody without bail after prosecutors argued he posed a risk of endangering the safety of himself or the community or of failing to appear for future proceedings. He has pleaded not guilty.
He is charged with one count of coercion and enticement, two counts of distribution of certain material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor, four counts of receipt of certain material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor, and four counts of transfer of obscene matter to a minor, according to an October 13 indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
At least four of the unnamed juvenile victims were under age 16, and prosecutors allege some of the conduct occurred during the school year. The offenses spanned roughly January through August.
Hinton, a 2026 graduate of Roland High School, had been recognized by the district as a senior. A May school Facebook post listed him among Class of 2026 senior superlatives as Teacher’s Pet, and a September 25 post gave him Ranger Recognition for Service in Action.
A jury trial is scheduled for January 4. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Muskogee is prosecuting the case.
The Roland Board of Education recently held a meeting that included an executive session to discuss communications with the school system’s attorneys concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action regarding Hinton.
The board’s attorney advised that public disclosure would seriously impair the ability of the board to process the claim or conduct a pending investigation, litigation, or proceeding in the public interest. The same meeting also addressed an update to district policies on expedited reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect to align with a new Oklahoma law that took effect in May.
Parents and students packed the meeting, seeking answers about student safety and what the district knew. Independent coverage described the session as heated, with concerns raised about transparency under Oklahoma’s Open Meetings Act after the superintendent spoke too quietl
y for many in the room to hear.
Superintendent Lori Wiggins later told reporters she would issue a statement on the matter. In earlier comments to local independent journalists, she said she had not been contacted by law enforcement or parents about the allegations before seeing social media posts and described herself as blindsided.
The case remains pending.
