The family of a Northern Cheyenne man is suing the federal government, namely the Bureau of Indian Affairs and two of its officers, for the death of Arlin Bordeaux. The incident that led to the victim being shot in the back happened on or around Dec. 3, 2021, after Bordeaux, 29, had left his uncle’s […] The post Family of Northern Cheyenne man suing federal government for wrongful death appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Attorneys for a Northern Cheyenne woman who was raped by a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer and was impregnated as a result has appealed a federal court’s ruling that
A federal judge in Billings must determine whether a BIA officer was acting in the scope of his duties when he coerced a woman into having sex with him on duty.
Just before being shot, Bordeaux had been tased, handcuffed, pepper sprayed and possibly struck on the head by police, according to the wrongful death suit.