Clark Makes Guilty Plea To Assault Charge

Charles Connor Clark, 27, of Wolf Point has made a plea of guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury as charged in superseding information. Clark was accused of injuring an infant on the Fort Peck Reservation.

Clark faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris scheduled sentencing for June 16.

In court documents filed in the case, the government alleged that in November 2017, the FBI was notified that an infant had been flown from Wolf Point to a hospital in Billings. The victim appeared to have suffered life-threatening, non-accidental injuries. Doctors informed agents the infant’s injuries were classic signs of physical abuse. Court documents state the child had a sub-chronic hematoma, or a brain bleed that can be caused by shaking, and the injuries were described as acute and chronic.

When interviewed, the victim’s mother said Clark had told her the victim had vomited, that he was trying to burp him and that the victim had choked.

The FBI and Fort Peck Tribal Law Enforcement investigated the case.