RED LAKE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSAULTING WOMAN OVER THREE-DAY PERIOD
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B. Todd Jones, United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, announced that , Red silver necklaces man pleaded guilty today in federal court to assaulting a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation over a three-day period. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim in Minneapolis, Corey Randall Roberts pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection to this crime. Roberts was indicted on December 16, 2009.
In his plea agreement, Roberts admitted he and the victim argued on November 4, 2009, and during the course of that argument, he punched her in the head. He also admitted that over the following three days, he continued to repeatedly assault the woman by choking her and repeatedly kicking her in the chest and ribs while wearing shoes.
According to the affidavit filed in the silver pendants, authorities learned about the assault on November 20, 2009, after being called by the female victim. The victim was transported to the Red Lake Indian Health Services Hospital and then onto North Country Regional Hospital for medical care.
Roberts faces a potential maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for his crime. Judge Tunheim will determine his sentence at a future date, yet to be scheduled.
The federal government has primary law enforcement jurisdiction over the Red Lake Indian Reservation. This silver rings is the result of an investigation by the Red Lake Tribal Police Department and the FBI. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly A. Svendsen.For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar