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Woman Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2012

U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced that on June 15, 2012, Michelle Crispin, a thirty-two year old Northern Arapaho Tribal member from the Wind River Indian Reservation, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Clarence A. Brimmer. Ms. Crispin was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $100.00 in court costs and $8,202.52 in restitution on the charge of involuntary manslaughter. On January 2, 2012, Ms. Crispin was driving a vehicle while intoxicated, during which time the vehicle rolled killing a passenger, Mitchell C’Hair, Jr. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 

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