GREAT FALLS—A Havre man convicted of domestic assault after
breaking his girlfriend’s nose during an argument on the Fort Belknap Indian
Reservation was sentenced today to 54 months in prison and three years of
supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
James John Russell McConnell, 44, pleaded guilty in September
to domestic assault by habitual offender.
U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided and ordered the
54-month sentence be served consecutively to a seven month sentence imposed in
a revocation after McConnell violated conditions while on supervised release
for a previous conviction.
The prosecution said in court records that McConnell, who
has three previous convictions for domestic assault, assaulted his girlfriend
on June 23, 2018 in Hays by bear-hugging her to where it was painful and hard
to breathe. He also verbally threatened her. The victim was treated for a
broken nose at the Northern Montana Hospital.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paulette Stewart prosecuted the
case, which was investigated by Fort Belknap law enforcement and the FBI.
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