BILLINGS, Mont. (NMB) – A Lodge Grass man accused of shooting and wounding a pedestrian from his vehicle in Crow Agency admitted to an assault crime Thursday in U.S. District Court.
Fabian Cruz Dawes, 31, appeared for an arraignment and pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. Dawes faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.
The government alleges that Dawes fired a single 9mm bullet at the victim, striking him in the leg, then drove away at a high rate of speed. Video evidence and witnesses identified Dawes as the shooter to law enforcement.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan presided. Dawes was detained pending further proceedings. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana
