Kyle Wayne Martin SR, Strangulation, Minnesota 2014

A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a violent domestic assault committed on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

Kyle Wayne Martin, Sr., 25, pleaded guilty on August 20, 2014, to one count of strangulation, and was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison by Chief Judge Michael J. Davis in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.

According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed in court, on March 24, 2014, Martin assaulted the victim, who was an intimate acquaintance, in the driveway of the family home in the Ponemah District within the exterior boundaries of the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

witnesses to the attack, which left the victim with both physical and emotional injuries, reported that Martin strangled the victim in a severe act of domestic violence, restraining her as she attempted to escape in her car.

The U.S. Justice system is taking steps to increase engagement, coordination, and action relative to public safety in tribal communities, including the creation of the Violence Against Women Federal and Tribal Prosecution Task Force.

This task force will explore current issues raised by professionals in the field and recommend “best practices” in prosecution strategies involving domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.

The case resulted from an investigation conducted by the Red Lake Tribal Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Clifford B. Wardlaw.

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