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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2002

A woman on the Crow Reservation of Montana pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a child on Wednesday.

Samantha Lynn Hugs, 32, faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for allegedly causing injury to a child under 16. She is being charged in federal court.

The court also held proceedings yesterday for a Crow Reservation resident who pleaded not guilty to distributing methamphetamine off the reservation. John William Gardner faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His girlfriend is also charged.

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Innocent plea in assault case (The Billings Gazette 7/25)