DOJ: Former tribes officer arrested

BISMARCK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says a former officer with the Three Affiliated Tribes has been arrested after being indicted on civil rights and obstruction violations.

The department said that 57-year-old old Lindrith Tsoodle was arrested on the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana Thursday.

The indictment alleges that Tsoodle, while acting in his capacity as a police officer in December 2010, assaulted a suspect during an arrest while the man was handcuffed. It alleges that Tsoodle slammed the man against a wall, excessively tightened his handcuffs and shoved him into a police car.

The indictment accuses Tsoodle of using pepper spray on him before striking him repeatedly with his body and a baton.

Attorney information for Tsoodle was not immediately available.

This case is being investigated by the FBI.

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