A Red Lake man has been convicted of stabbing his cousin on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Benjamin One Deer Hart, 28, of Red Lake, Minn., was found guilty of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury after a two-day trial in federal court.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the crime occurred on July 10, 2014, when Hart got into an argument with three of his cousins and his aunt at his father’s house on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
Hart refused to leave the house and pulled a knife from a wooden knife block in the kitchen, attempting to stab one of his cousins. A second cousin intervened to protect the first, and Hart stabbed him in the stomach.
The victim had to have surgery to repair the stab wound and was hospitalized for several days.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Red Lake Tribal Police Department.
Hart’s sentencing date has not been set.
This case is a reminder of the ongoing issue of violence in Indian Country, which continues at a more aggressive pace than in other parts of Minnesota, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Clifford B. Wardlaw.
Hart’s conviction is an important step in reducing violence in Indian Country, and it highlights the importance of aggressively prosecuting these kinds of cases.
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Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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