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Man from Standing Rock Sioux Tribe charged for cousin's murder


A view of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Photo from Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is accused of murdering his cousin.

Ryan Keith Ironroad, 26, is charged with felony murder and assault with a dangerous weapon. Federal prosecutors say he stabbed Clay Thomas Hagel, 29, to death last month at a home on the North Dakota portion of the reservation.

Hagel was a member of the tribe.

Get the Story:
FBI: Man Fatally Stabs Cousin In Fort Yates (AP 12/19)
Cannon Ball man charged with murder (The Bismarck Tribune 12/18)
Feds investigate suspicious death at Standing Rock (The Bismarck Tribune 11/25)

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