Jensen-Rowe Makes Not Guilty Pleas

Brianna Jensen-Rowe made not guilty pleas to four charges, including deliberate homicide, during her initial appearance in district court on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

In front of District Court Judge David J. Cybulski, Jensen-Rowe delivered not guilty pleas to the felony counts of deliberate homicide and tampering with physical evidence. Misdemeanor charges include criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of a peace officer.

A person convicted of deliberate homicide could be punished by death, by life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 years or more than 100 years, An omnibus hearing was sept for Sept. 24. The trial date was scheduled for Dec. 12.

The 18-year-old woman is accused of killing her sister, Jalinn Marie Jensen-Rowe, on Aug. 3 in Wolf Point.

According to court records, including an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice officer was dispatched at approximately 8:18 p.m. on Aug. 3 for a reported stabbing. The officer observed the victim on the ground gasping for air.

The victim’s mother advised the officer that the defendant left the scene in the direction of Granville Street.

When the officer attempted to speak with the victim, she said the defendant stabbed her. The victim then began fading in and out of consciousness. The victim was later pronounced dead at the hospital in Wolf Point.

On Aug. 19, the State of Montana charged the defendant with four counts: deliberate homicide, tampering with physical evidence, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and obstructing a peace officer.

Bail was set at $250,000.