Ashland man sentenced for assaulting elderly man on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

BILLINGS — An Ashland man who admitted to assaulting an elderly man on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in 2019 was sentenced today to time served of approximately 30 months, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

Terry Lynn Braine, 56, pleaded guilty in July 2021 to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.

The government alleged in court documents that Braine assaulted an elderly man identified as John Doe, who was in his 80s, in an Ashland residence on April 7, 2019. Braine hit Doe numerous times and the victim fell to the ground. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan T. Dake prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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