Tag: Major Crimes Act

Poplar Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Knife-Point Sexual Assault
Chucho Garfield receives 68 months in prison, 10 years supervised release for 2022 assault on Fort Peck Reservation

Billings Woman Pleads Not Guilty to Murder on Crow Reservation
Federal case stems from November 2024 killing near Pryor on tribal land

Poplar Man Sentenced in Latest Fort Peck Sexual Abuse Case
Jonathan Walking Eagle receives 54 months as DNA evidence secures conviction in fourth major sexual abuse case from Poplar this year

Former Juvenile Probation Officer Gets 24+ Years for 31-Year Pattern of Sexual Abuse Across Montana Reservations
King exploited positions working with children while systematically abusing victims across Fort Belknap and Northern Cheyenne reservations from 1992-2023

Browning Woman Sentenced to Prison for Assault That Required Victim’s Brain Surgery
Kodie Rae Ground attacked stranger who refused to give her a ride, causing brain bleed that required emergency surgery

Fort Belknap Man Gets 7 Years for Baseball Bat Assault on Reservation
Federal sentencing highlights ongoing violent crime challenges on Montana tribal lands

Transvestite Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old on Fort Belknap Reservation
Ivan Raining Bird used Facebook persona “Ivey” to deceive victim into months of abuse

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

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





