Menominee Man Sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for Assault with Intent to Murder and Burglary

Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on November 10, 2025, Neegee J. Cloud (age: 34), formerly of Neopit, received a total sentence of 360 months in federal prison for committing assault with intent to commit murder and burglary on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The sentence, imposed by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach, came after a federal jury found Cloud guilty of the charges on August 7, 2025, following a multi-day trial. After completing his prison sentence, Cloud will be on supervised release for an additional 36 months.

According to court documents, Cloud broke into a home in Neopit on the Menominee Indian Reservation on September 20, 2024. Once inside, Cloud violently assaulted his girlfriend by punching her, stomping on her head and neck, and kicking her. Cloud also slammed the woman’s face into the floor. Her resulting injuries included multiple facial fractures, a traumatic brain injury, and swelling to her neck and throat that necessitated spending nearly two weeks in an intensive care unit and a month at the hospital. The woman survived due to rapid response by law enforcement and medical personnel, who were alerted after the homeowner remotely witnessed some of Cloud’s actions which were recorded on the home’s surveillance cameras.

In sentencing the defendant, Judge Griesbach noted the seriousness of the offense, which he described as a “horrible, horrible crime” that involved “a wanton infliction of brutality.”  He also noted Cloud’s lengthy criminal history, which included seven prior convictions involving violence against others.

The case was investigated by the Menominee Tribal Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Andrew J. Maier and Alexander E. Duros prosecuted the case.

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