Jensen-Rowe Trial Moved To September
The trial of Brianna Jensen- Rowe, who is facing the felony charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence, has been moved to the fall.
The 10-day jury trial was originally scheduled to begin on April 28. The trial will now start on Sept. 29.
Defense attorney Gerald Harris made the motion to set the later date. During a hearing on Wednesday, April 16, Harris said the principle reasons why the trial date needed to be changed include securing an investigator, the exercise of conducting defense interviews because there’s the possibility that testimony is only possible with judicial immunity and that a mental health evaluation needs to be completed.
Jensen-Rowe is accused on killing her sister, Jalinn Marie Jensen-Rowe on Aug. 3, 2024, in Wolf Point.
A person convicted of deliberate homicide could be punished by death, by life imprisonment or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 years or more than 100 years.
According to court records, including an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice officer was dispatched at approximately 8:18 p.m. on Aug. 3 for a reported stabbing. The officer observed the victim on the ground gasping for air.
When the officer attempted to speak with the victim, she said the defendant stabbed her. The victim then began fading in and out of consciousness. The victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital in Wolf Point.
On Aug. 19, 2024, the State of Montana charged the defendant with four counts: deliberate homicide, tampering with physical evidence, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing a peace officer.
