From the Courts - Federal District Court: Man admits assaulting woman with knife on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation

U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana

GREAT FALLS — A man admitted Monday to assaulting a woman by cutting her face with a knife during an argument on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said Tuesday.

The defendant, Colten Tyrone Small, also known as Colton Swan, 24, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Small faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on each charge.

Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will determine any se...