BISMARCK—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon
announced that on July 9, 2012, Tarrell Little Bear, 28, of Fort Yates, North
Dakota, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of domestic assault by
a habitual offender and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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On September 29, 2011, Little Bear
assaulted a woman by striking her numerous times in the face with his fist.
Little Bear had been convicted of two prior domestic violence assaults in
Standing Rock Tribal Court. The charge of domestic assault by a habitual
offender carries a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison
and a $250,000 fine.
On August 14, 2011, Little Bear
assaulted a man by striking him in the face, head, and chest. During the
assault, Little Bear kicked the man in the face and head while wearing shoes.
The charge of assault with a dangerous weapon carries a statutory maximum
penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
These cases were investigated by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs-Standing Rock Agency,
Standing Rock Tribal Prosecutor’s Office, and Standing Rock Tribal Court.
Sentencing for Little Bear on both of
these cases has been scheduled for October 12, 2012, in U.S. District Court in
Bismarck at 1:00 p.m. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Delorme is prosecuting these
cases.
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