A man from Wolf Point who shot and killed one man and wounded another last fall was sentenced on Wednesday, June 10, to 188 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said. Ethan Louis Murphy, 27, pleaded guilty in February to one count of second degree murder and one count of using a firearm in a crime of violence. U.S. District

Brothers Cody Corne and Calvin Mayo Corne Jr. each appeared in Roosevelt County District Court for change of plea hearings on Wednesday, June 10, but only one of them went through the entire process to change his plea. Cody Corne made guilty pleas to the charges of criminal possession with intent to distribute meth and the amended charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. In order

A Nashua man who helped traffic methamphetamine in Montana was sentenced on Wednesday, June 10, to 88 months, followed by 10 years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said. J. Daniel Peters, 55, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris

A Poplar man who strangled and sexually assaulted a teenage girl was sentenced today to 120 months in prison on one count of aggravated sexual abuse and 120 months on one count of commission of a sex offense by a registered sex offender. The two sentences will be served consecutively. He was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said. Arthur

Petition of revocation hearings were among the business during District Court hearings held in Roosevelt County on Wednesday, June 10. Esequiel Erick Robles admitted to violating two terms of his probation for not following laws and violating a no contact commitment. A probation officer recommended that Robles be sentenced to five years with the Montana State Prison with two years suspended.