Nespelem Man Sentenced in Federal Court
Spokane – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the
Eastern District of Washington, announced that Louis Mark Clark, age 28, of
Nespelem, Washington, and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on September
30, 2019, to Crime on Indian Reservation - Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily
Injury. United States District Judge
Rosanna Malouf Peterson sentenced Clark to a 24-month term of imprisonment, to
be followed by a three-year term of court supervision after he is released from
federal prison.
According to information disclosed during court proceedings,
Clark traveled with his then girlfriend, an enrolled member of the Confederated
Tribes of the Colville Reservation, to their shared home on the Colville Indian
Reservation. There, Clark became upset
with his girlfriend and began hitting her in the face with his fists and his
knee several times. During the assault,
which occurred in the presence of their minor children, Clark knocked out two
of the victim’s front teeth. Clark’s
girlfriend was able to get away and lock herself in a bathroom, where she
called 911, reporting the assault to the authorities. Clark has prior convictions for assault.
United States Attorney Hyslop said, “The sentence imposed by
the Court reflects the serious nature of domestic assault. The United States Attorney’s Office for the
Eastern District of Washington works closely with federal, state, local and
tribal law enforcement agencies to ensure that Native American Women and families
are protected from violence such as this.”
This case was investigated by the Spokane Resident Office of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Tribal Law Enforcement Department
of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Police. This case was prosecuted by Richard R. Barker,
Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.
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