Little Progress During Hearing In Jensen-Rowe Case
A status/evidentiary hearing in the Brianna Jensen- Rowe case provided little progress in district court on Tuesday, June 24.
Defense attorney Gerald Harris explained that Jensen-Rowe was mentally evaluated by Indian Health Services and attorneys still haven’t received the results.
“I don’t have clarity of the holdup,” Harris said to Judge Benjamin Fosland.
The report’s content could influence the defense’s approach in the case.
“Everything starts with the report, which we currently don’t have,” Harris said.
Fosland said he isn’t willing to change the trial date of Sept. 29, at this point. The jury trial is scheduled to take 10 days.
Jensen-Rowe, 19, 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.
