ND man pleads guilty to assault

U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Monday,

Jeffrey L. McCloud, 48, of Belcourt, N.D., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a charge of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

On July 9, 2011, McCloud struck a person in the face, knocking her unconscious and knocking out her tooth, authorities said.

The charge of assault resulting in serious bodily injury carries a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Turtle Mountain

Agency.

Sentencing for McCloud has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 29, in U.S. District Court in Minot, N.D.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandi Sasse Russell is prosecuting the case.

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