Danielle Marie Marceau, Fatal Stabbing, Montana 2023

State: Montana
Category: Violent Crime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/browning-woman-sentenced-8-years-prison-manslaughter" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

Danielle Marie Marceau, 35, Sentenced to 8 Years for Fatal Stabbing

A 35-year-old woman from Browning, Montana, has been sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for her role in a fatal stabbing.

According to court records, Danielle Marie Marceau, also known as Danielle Marie Comesatnight, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris. She was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay $11,735.90 in restitution.

The incident occurred in June 2020, when Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services responded to Marceau’s residence in Browning, on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, to conduct a welfare check on the victim. Officers found the victim’s body in the residence and determined the last time the victim had been seen alive was late on May 30, 2020, with Marceau. Both were intoxicated and had been arguing.

Marceau admitted to killing the victim and that she had used a knife to stab the victim during an argument. In the days following the incident, Marceau told multiple family members they had been in a fight and that she stabbed the victim.

The defendant previously pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kalah A. Paisley prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services and Great Falls Police Department.

The sentencing brings an end to a long and complex case, and serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of violent crime.

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