A Michigan woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for a second-degree murder committed on the Isabella Indian Reservation.
Kaden Gilbert, 22, of Blanchard was sentenced to 250 months in federal prison for her crimes, according to a mid-April U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) news release.
“My office extends its deepest condolences to the family of the victim in this case,” U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison said, according to the news release. “It is our sincerest hope that this sentence brings a measure of justice to the victim’s family and friends.”
Gilbert went to the house where the victim resided and intentionally stabbed her with a knife, severing her femoral artery, in November 2020, according to court documents. The victim lost a large amount of blood and died, the news release reported.
The crime occurred on the Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant, Mich., according to the news release. The victim was an American Indian residing on the reservation.
“The FBI is committed to serving and protecting members of the Native American community – especially when they are victimized on tribal land,” Special Agent in Charge James Tarasca of the FBI’s Detroit field office said in the news release. “I would like to thank the Mount Pleasant Police Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs for their partnership during this investigation.”
