COEUR D’ALENE - Andrew Tony Blackeagle, 32, of Kamiah, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to assault with a dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Blackeagle was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 20, 2013.
According to the plea agreement, Blackeagle admitted that on Oct. 12, 2012, within the boundaries of the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, he intentionally assaulted a woman with a knife. During the incident, which was witnessed by others, Blackeagle hit and kicked the victim, and threatened to cut her. The victim sustained multiple injuries, including a laceration to her scalp.
The charge is punishable by up to ten years in prison, a maximum fine of $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release.
Sentencing is set is set for November 5, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Coeur d’Alene.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nez Perce Tribal Police, with the assistance of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
