Tribal Member Charged with August Murder

by | Jan 20, 2017 | News | 0 comments


A member of the Ute Tribe has been charged in U.S. District Court for a murder that took place in Randlett on August 13th. The Daily Progress reports that 27-year-old Trent Sowsonicut was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on charges of second-degree murder and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime. Authorities confirm that the charge is a result of the death of 28-year-old Leroy Eagle Murray in August. The maximum penalty if convicted is life in prison. Sowsonicut has been in tribal custody but will be transferred to federal custody before his appearance in court next week.

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