Belcourt man sentenced in federal court for fatal beating
“I have nothing to say,” Gary Vivier said before he was sentenced. 4:35 pm, Apr. 16, 2021 × Gary Vivier FARGO — A 41-year-old man will spend 30 years in federal prison for beating another man to death and dumping his body in a set of trees. Gary Vivier, who is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, sat quietly Friday, April 16, as U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor handed down the 360-month sentence in Fargo. Vivier, who faced life in prison, pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge on Nov. 17, exactly three years after he killed Nicholas...