BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A onetime Three Affiliated Tribes chairman has reached a plea agreement with the federal government on an assault charge.
Marcus Levings, also known as Marcus Wells Jr., is charged with assault of a spouse or intimate partner resulting in substantial bodily injury.
Authorities say Levings punched his wife in the mouth during an argument on July 3, 2016. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.
Levings, of New Town, was chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation from 2006 through 2010.
A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
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