By Josh Margolis
HAVRE, Mont. (NMB) – A Havre woman accused of leaving a woman to die in the cold south of Havre in November 2018 has pleaded no contest to felony negligent homicide.
Alaynna Gray entered her plea last Thursday in Hill County District Court.
Court documents state that Gray was driving on Bullhook Road with 19-year-old Kyla Ashley Valdez in the passenger seat. Both were allegedly intoxicated and got into a physical altercation before Gray forced Valdez out of the vehicle.
Gray later called 911 to report that Valdez was missing. Valdez was eventually found by authorities in poor condition with a very light pulse. She was later transported to Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls in critical condition, where she died hours later.
The plea deal Gray signed asks for her to face 12 years incarceration with 10 suspended.
Gray was scheduled to face a jury trial this week.
Sentencing will take place in approximately 7-8 weeks.
Gray is out on her own recognizance but is wearing a monitoring device.
