Woman Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter

U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced that on June 15, 2012, Michelle Crispin, a 32-year-old Northern Arapaho Tribal member from the Wind River Indian Reservation, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Clarence A. Brimmer. Ms. Crispin was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $100 in court costs, and $8,202.52 in restitution on the charge of involuntary manslaughter. On January 2, 2012, Ms. Crispin was driving a vehicle while intoxicated, during which time the vehicle rolled, killing a passenger, Mitchell C’Hair, Jr. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.