BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Court documents show a Standing Rock woman accused in a fatal stabbing on the Fort Berthold Reservation has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
Chantel Ducheneaux was charged with murder in the death of Taylor Benson at a mobile home in Parshall in June 2019.
Ducheneaux killed Benson with a kitchen knife after the two women argued, an FBI affidavit said. Ducheneaux also was charged with assault for stabbing another person with a knife, according to court documents.
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Ducheneaux faces the possibility of life in prison on the murder charge. The Bismarck Tribune reports court documents do not list a sentencing date.
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