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Six Individuals Charged With Kidnapping

Six individuals are facing kidnapping of an individual under the age of 18, assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a minor charges for alleged offenses that occurred in Wolf Point during September 2021.

Facing the charges in U.S. District Court are Cheri Cruz Granbois, Elmarie Amelia Weeks, Dylan Troy Jackson, Lavanchie Patricia Goodbird, Kaylee Jade Jackson and Patti Jo Annunciata Mail.

According to court documents, the defendants intentionally and unlawfully seized, confined, inveigled, kidnapped, abducted, carried away and held Jane Doe for ransom, reward, and otherwise, and aided and abetted the same on or about Sept. 15, 2021.

If convicted of the kidnapping charge, penalties are 20 years to life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and not less than five years to lifetime supervised release.

Maximum penalties for the serious bodily injury charge, if convicted, are 10 years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Maximum penalties for the assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a minor charge, if convicted, are five years of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

Gourneau, Weeks, Mail, Kaylee Jackson all appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and made not guilty pleas on Thursday, Oct. 13.

A jury trial date was scheduled for Dec. 20 in Great Falls.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fort Peck Law Enforcement, Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and Wolf Point Police Department investigated the case.

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