Robert Darryl War Club Found Guilty in U.S. Federal Court
U.S. Attorney’s Office October 01, 2009 |
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on October 1, 2009, in Great Falls, after a 4-day federal district court trial before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, ROBERT DARRYL WAR CLUB, a 49-year-old resident of Wolf Point, was found guilty of first degree murder. Sentencing is set for January 7, 2010. He is currently detained.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lori Harper Suek and Vince Carroll prosecuted the case for the United States.
WAR CLUB faces possible penalties of life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and five years' supervised release.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Fort Peck Tribes Criminal Investigation Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.