By Josh Margolis
HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – A Harlem man previously convicted of numerous felonies, including involuntary manslaughter, is now in the Hill County Detention Center after being stopped on a federal probation violation.
The Hill County Sheriff’s log shows Nathan Charles Stanley, 39, was arrested on a federal warrant shortly after 3 PM on Tuesday near the Beaver Creek Highway. The Rocky Boy Police Department assisted on the call.
In 2011, Stanley, then a Box Elder resident, was sentenced to 71 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and three counts of assault resulting in bodily injury in U.S. District Court in Great Falls.
The FBI says that on July 22nd, 2010, Stanley was involved in a two-vehicle crash on the Rocky Boy Reservation. There were six occupants in the vehicle Stanley’s truck collided with, including his father, who was the driver. One of the passengers was Stanley’s girlfriend, who died at the scene due to blunt force injuries. Three other occupants of the vehicle suffered serious injuries.
Stanley was taken to the hospital for medical treatment, where his blood alcohol content was found to be .339, more than four times the legal limit. Stanley was also found to have opiates and methadone in his system.
Since serving the in-custody portion of his sentence, Stanley has had the rest of his sentence revoked four separate times. The first was in July 2016 and the latest was in August 2019. He was released on January 23rd, 2020, but again arrested accused of violating his release in April.
The numerous violations of release conditions Stanley has admitted to since 2016 include failure to provide notice of change of address, using methamphetamine and opiates, attempting to use someone else’s urine for a drug test, failure to engage and participate in substance abuse treatment, using alcohol and failing to pay restitution.
On April 11th, 2020, Stanley was arrested by Fort Belknap Police for allegedly abusing a family member by punching her.
In U.S. District Court on April 30th, Stanley admitted to three violations of his release conditions, but did not admit or deny the abuse of a family member allegation. A revocation hearing was held on May 26th where Stanley was released and sentencing was continued to August 27th.
The details of the federal probation violation Stanley was arrested for on July 28th are not currently available.
Stanley remains in the Hill County Detention Center on a pickup and hold order from the United States Marshals Service.
