Suspect arrested in connection with shooting of young Lame Deer boy

LAME DEER – One person was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shooting death of an eight-year-old boy in Lame Deer on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, according to the FBI.

An FBI official said Monday that the suspect pleaded guilty “to the shooting” in tribal court, but did not specify the charges.

The suspect was ordered to pay a $23,000 fine and serve four years and nine months in prison, the maximum sentence allowed by the tribal court, according to the FBI.

The FBI official did not know whether the suspect would also face federal charges, which could carry a much stiffer sentence.
Family and friends identified the victim as Marquez Amias Dion Deputy Ontiveros and said he was shot in a drive-by shooting on the west side of Lame Deer.

In response to this The tribal leadership imposed a 9 p.m. curfew because the suspect was at large. The curfew remains in effect, according to a notice posted Monday by tribal officials.