Tag: Indian Country Crime
Two 19-Year-Olds Face Life Sentences After Pleading Guilty to Sexual Assault on Fort Peck Reservation
Sentencing scheduled for January 2026 in federal court
Federal Sentencing Contradicts Claims Heart Butte School District Financial Crisis Was Resolved
Former employee sentenced for $30,000 embezzlement more than a year after officials claimed budget was “in order”
Poplar Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Two Underage Girls on Fort Peck Reservation
Defendant used Facebook to contact victims, injected one with methamphetamine before assault
South Dakota Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Sexual Abuse on Fort Belknap Reservation
Farron Gene American Horse, Sr., 40, was convicted of abusing two girls between ages 12 and 16 in 2020
Box Elder Repeat Offender Gets 32 Months for Gun Possession on Rocky Boy’s Reservation
Franklin Caplette’s five supervised release violations highlight ongoing challenges in federal Indian Country prosecutions
Idaho Woman Gets 11 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl on Flathead Reservation
Nicole Shain possessed over 1,000 fentanyl pills and methamphetamine for distribution on tribal lands
Hays Woman Pleads Guilty to Strangulation on Fort Belknap Reservation
Case marks latest federal prosecution of violent crime on tribal lands
Wyoming Man Gets 10+ Years for Sexual Assault on Crow Reservation
Duane Allen Swank Jr. sentenced to 125 months after DNA evidence linked him to 2021 assault
Browning Man Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Manslaughter, Gun Charges
21-year-old released pending trial on charges stemming from December shooting death
Spokane Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution on Blackfeet Reservation
Nicholas Severns faces 5-40 years in prison after admitting to possessing 708 fentanyl pills during 2023 traffic stop
Harlem Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation
DNA evidence contradicted Ross Dale’s alibi in New Year’s Eve assault case; sentencing set for November
Lame Deer Woman, Billings Doctor Plead Guilty in Northern Cheyenne Sex Trafficking Case
Case adds to recent pattern of child exploitation prosecutions on Montana Indian reservations
