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PAUL D. LOCHNER
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY
PHONE: (906) 226-2500
SOO TRIBE BATTERER SENTENCED TO PRISON
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2009 -
MARQUETTE, Mich. – Brandon James Vert, 23, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a
member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, was sentenced to 46 months in
federal prison for domestic assault by a habitual offender, U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis
announced today. In addition to the prison term, Senior U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar
ordered Vert to serve three years of supervised release following his release from prison, to pay a
$100 special assessment, and to have no further contact with the victim. Vert was also ordered
to pay $5,942.64 in restitution to the victim. Vert pleaded guilty to the offense on April 28,
2009. The charge stemmed from an incident at the Kewadin Casino and Hotel in Sault Ste.
Marie on December 7, 2008, during which Vert assaulted his wife, breaking her ribs. Vert was
previously convicted of domestic violence against the same victim on three separate occasions,
and was on probation stemming from one of those convictions at the time he committed the
offense.
U.S. Attorney Davis commended the Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Police Department and the Sault Ste. Marie City Police for their work in this case. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D. Lochner.
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