Anfernee Jamal Whiteman, Assault Resulting in Substantial Injury to a Dating Partner, Montana 2019

A Lame Deer man has admitted to beating his girlfriend, causing severe facial and dental injuries.

BILLINGS – Anfernee Jamal Whiteman, 21, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in substantial injury to a dating partner, a felony offense.

Whiteman faces a maximum five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.

The assault occurred on September 14, 2019, near the commodities building in Lame Deer, on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.

A Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officer responded to a report of a woman being beaten up and heard the victim scream as he neared the area. The officer saw Whiteman standing over the victim.

The victim was taken to the Lame Deer Indian Health Service, where she said her boyfriend hit her repeatedly in the face. The victim had abrasions on her head and face and dental injuries from the assault.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Bryan Dake prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the FBI.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/lame-deer-man-admits-beating-girlfriend