St. Michael Man Pleads Guilty, is Sentenced on Federal Firearm and Assault Charges
| U.S. Attorney’s Office October 24, 2011 |
FARGO, ND—United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on October 24, 2011, Levi Brandon Jerome of St. Michael, North Dakota, pleaded guilty and was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Ralph R. Erickson on two separate charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
Jerome, 23, pleaded guilty to possessing a Model SKS, 7.62x39mm caliber rifle on April 8, 2010. Jerome previously had been convicted in November 2007, of two felony charges in Ramsey County District Court, State of North Dakota. Jerome is prohibited from owning or possessing any firearms due to these convictions. Jerome also pleaded guilty to physically assaulting a 16-year-old male on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in May of 2010. After arguing with another individual, Jerome struck the juvenile who was standing nearby. The juvenile was taken to a Devils Lake hospital and later required surgery for a broken jaw.
Judge Erickson sentenced Jerome to three years and ten months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Jerome was also ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Crime Victim’s Fund. A restitution hearing has been set to determine the amount of medical reimbursement.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Assistant United States Attorney Janice M. Morley prosecuted the case.