WOLF POINT, Mont. (AP) - A 23-year-old Wolf Point man has been convicted of murder in Fort Peck Tribal Court in the fatal shooting another man last July.
The Billings Gazette reports that a jury on March 5 found Chance Martell guilty in the killing of 47-year-old Wolf Point resident Roger Bissonette at Martell’s home. His sentencing is scheduled for Thursday.
The incident occurred July 27, 2018. Authorities say Bissonette died at the scene from two .22 caliber gunshot wounds to the chest. The shooting was investigated by the FBI and the Fort Peck Tribal Police.
But federal prosecutors declined in January to file charges against Martell, and the case was taken up by tribal prosecutors.
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Information from: The Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com
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