BISMARCK—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon
announced that on September 24, 2012, Koleman J. Gourneau, 30, of Belcourt,
North Dakota, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a charge of involuntary
manslaughter.
On October 12, 2011, Gourneau left
Betty’s Bar, located west of Belcourt on the Turtle Mountain Indian
Reservation, driving his Ford Bronco. At the time, Gourneau was under the
influence of intoxicating liquor. Shortly after leaving the bar, Gourneau’s vehicle
struck a person, causing significant injuries to her that resulted in her
death.
The charge of involuntary manslaughter
carries a statutory maximum penalty of eight years in federal prison and a
$250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs-Turtle Mountain Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Sentencing for Gourneau has been
scheduled for January 7, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Bismarck, North
Dakota, at 2:00 p.m.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandi Sasse
Russell is prosecuting the case.
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