United States v. Stanette Crowe

I. BACKGROUND

In December of 2006, Crowe was residing in Brockton, Mon- tana1 with Donald Eagleman, their eighteen-month-old son, and Crowe’s father, Stanley. At that time, Crowe was nearly eight months pregnant. On December 31, 2006, Crowe and Eagleman went to a bar in Brockton to celebrate New Year’s Eve, returning home shortly after midnight.

While at the bar, Eagleman became intoxicated, but did not want to leave the bar and was angry that they had returned home. Crowe asked Eagleman to stay home and tried to keep him from leaving, but Eagleman pushed her down and began hitting her.2 The altercation between Crowe and Eagleman continued in the kitchen. Eagleman pushed Crowe against the kitchen counter, hitting her with his fist, grabbing her by the neck and repeatedly pulling her back and forth. Crowe then reached behind her back, grabbed a knife, and swung it at Eagleman, striking him once.3 Eagleman then backed away 1 Brockton is located within the exterior boundaries of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and thus is “Indian country” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1151(a). 2 Eagleman also demanded ten dollars from Crowe’s father, who had been babysitting the couple’s…