Walking Eagle Pleas Guilty To Charge
A Poplar man who sexually abused a minor was sentenced last week to 54 months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Jonathan Robert Walking Eagle, 23, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to two counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.
The government alleged in court documents that on January 24 and 25, 2023, Walking Eagle, then 20 years old, sexually abused a 14-year-old girl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, in both Poplar and Wolf Point.
The first incident occurred on January 24, 2023, in Poplar. The victim went with Walking Eagle to his mother’s house, and they had unprotected sex. The second incident occurred the next day, in Wolf Point.
A friend of Walking Eagle’s picked up Walking Eagle and the victim and drove them to Wolf Point, where the victim used marijuana and vaped. She became lightheaded and Walking Eagle removed her clothes and sexually assaulted her.
A SANE exam was completed on the victim and saliva samples were obtained from Walking Eagle. There was very strong support that his DNA was present in the samples obtained from the victim during her exam.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fort Peck Tribal Police, and Wolf Point Police Department, with assistance from the Williston, N.D., Police Department.
