From the Courts - Federal District Court: Man sentenced for assaulting woman with car jack handle

GREAT FALLS  — A man who admitted to hitting a woman with a car jack handle on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

Brian Lee Big Bow, 45, pleaded guilty in July to assault with a dangerous weapon.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Brian M. Morris presided.

The government alleged in court documents that in January 2021, law enforcement responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. An investigation determined that earlier in the evening Big Bow began assaulting the victim, identified as Jane Doe. During the assault, Big Bow tried to hit Jane Doe on the head with a car jack handle but struck her in the arm as she blocked the blow.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Wendy A. Johnson prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the FBI and the Rocky Boy Police Department.