U.S. Attorney for the District of
Wyoming Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on July 17, 2012, Russell
James Ute, a 30-year-old Eastern Shoshone Tribal Member, was sentenced for
assaulting three federal law enforcement officers on the Wind River Indian
Reservation. The case involved two incidents in February 2012, wherein Ute
assaulted federal and tribal officers who were dispatched when Ute caused a
disturbance in the family home.
Mr. Ute was sentenced by U.S. District Judge
Alan B. Johnson to 10 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release,
with the first six months to be served at the Casper Residential Re-Entry
Center. Ute will be mentally evaluated and was ordered to follow the
recommendations of the evaluation. Ute was ordered to pay a $1000 special
assessment and restitution for the officers’ injuries in an amount to be
determined within 30 days of sentencing. This case was investigated by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment