Bobby Lee Jones, Jr. accused in federal court of assaulting a women he was dating on tribal lands in Menominee County, MI

A domestic assault on tribal lands in Menominee County leads to federal charges against the suspect who allegedly assaulted a Native American woman he was dating

Bobby Lee Jones, Jr. Class A Misd Federal Information

By Greg Peterson

Owner, News Director

U.P. Breaking News

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(Marquette, MI) – A domestic violence assault this weekend on tribal lands in Menominee County has resulted in federal charges being filed against the suspect.

Bobby Lee Jones, Jr. was arrested after officials filed an “information” – one of the tools federal prosecutors use to file criminal charges.

The charge is a Class A misdemeanor – was filed with the federal clerk’s office on Mon., August 29, 2016 at the U.S. District Courthouse in Marquette, MI.

Jones, a non-native, is accused of assaulting a Native American female “with whom he had a dating relationship.”

The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 “in Indian Country” in Menominee County, although further details were not released.

Its not clear whether the attack happened on lands claimed by the Hannahville Indian Community or the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin – that both have tribal lands inside Menominee County, MI.

The charge is “assault by striking, beating or wounding.”
U.P. Breaking News is withholding the identity of the victim identified only as V.M.W.