Mia Faye Sumner, Murder and Assault, Minnesota 2020
Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Murder on the Red Lake Indian Reservation
A Duluth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a murder that took place in August 2019 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger. Mia Faye Sumner, 21, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court before Senior Judge Susan Richard Nelson to one count of aiding and abetting murder in the second degree.
According to court documents, on August 12, 2019, Sumner, along with her co-defendants Alexia Gah Gi Gay Mary Cutbank, 21, and Daniel Charles Barrett, 31, armed with at least one handgun, entered the garage of a residence where Daniel Alan Johnson was known to reside. Once inside, Cutbank fired multiple gunshots, fatally wounding Johnson and seriously injuring a second victim, T.B.S. The three defendants returned to the waiting vehicle and left the scene. To assist the defendants in avoiding arrest, Rose Celeste Siewert, 50, drove Cutbank, Barrett, and Sumner off the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
The case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Red Lake Tribal Police Department, the FBI, the FBI Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force, the Duluth Police Department, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, and the Minnesota Department of Corrections, in collaboration with the United States Attorney’s Office Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Deidre Y. Aanstad is prosecuting the case. A sentencing hearing has not been scheduled for Sumner.
The murder took place in a garage on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The motive behind the crime is still unknown. The victims were left for dead after the shooting.
Sumner, 21, faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for aiding and abetting murder in the second degree. The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Duluth woman has pleaded guilty to her role in a murder that took place in August 2019 on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Mia Faye Sumner, 21, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to aiding and abetting murder in the second degree.
This case is a stark reminder of the violence that plagues our communities. The Red Lake Indian Reservation has seen its fair share of violence and crime. The community is still reeling from the effects of this heinous crime.
Sumner's guilty plea brings an end to a long and complex investigation. The case is a testament to the hard work and dedication of law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation.
Key Facts
- State: Minnesota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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