Man arrested in connection with Whitefish death pleads not guilty credit: Flathead County Sheriff's Office Xavier Chenault, 22, of Sacramento, CA By: Sean Wells and last updated 2021-01-22 12:27:41-05 Xavier Chenault, 22, of Sacramento, is being charged with felony negligent homicide in the death of 25-year old Steven Speer. Individuals at the scene -- including Chenault -- indicated to officers that no fight had occurred and informed officers that Speer was intoxicated and had fallen to the ground. A Whitefish Police Department investigation -- including security footage and interviews with additional witnesses -- found that Speer had been in an altercation with Chenault and that the victim had been knocked to the ground.