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APNewsBreak: Murder Charge in Baby's Death on Reservation
Source: Associated Press
APNewsBreak: Murder Charge in Baby's Death on Reservation
By MATTHEW BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BILLINGS, Mont. — Apr 26, 2016, 3:43 PM ET
A woman on a Montana American Indian Reservation will be charged with murder in the alleged beating death of a 13-month-old girl who was under her care, a tribal prosecutor said Tuesday.
Janelle Red Dog, 42, is accused of killing Kenzley Olson and putting her body in a dumpster before reporting the girl missing on April 19.
That triggered an Amber Alert for Kenzley in Montana and North Dakota. Authorities canceled the alert after Red Dog purportedly confessed and drew a map that led them to the little girl's body.
Red Dog's attorney, Mary Zemyan, says her client will plead not guilty during a Tuesday arraignment in tribal court on the Fort Peck Reservation, about 20 miles from the U.S.-Canada border. Zemyan has said the baby's cause of death is unclear.
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Separate federal charges that could carry a more severe punishment also are expected in the case.
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By MATTHEW BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
BILLINGS, Mont. — Apr 26, 2016, 3:43 PM ET
A woman on a Montana American Indian Reservation will be charged with murder in the alleged beating death of a 13-month-old girl who was under her care, a tribal prosecutor said Tuesday.
Janelle Red Dog, 42, is accused of killing Kenzley Olson and putting her body in a dumpster before reporting the girl missing on April 19.
That triggered an Amber Alert for Kenzley in Montana and North Dakota. Authorities canceled the alert after Red Dog purportedly confessed and drew a map that led them to the little girl's body.
Red Dog's attorney, Mary Zemyan, says her client will plead not guilty during a Tuesday arraignment in tribal court on the Fort Peck Reservation, about 20 miles from the U.S.-Canada border. Zemyan has said the baby's cause of death is unclear.
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Separate federal charges that could carry a more severe punishment also are expected in the case.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-faces-charges-babys-death-montana-reservation-38681832