U.P. Breaking News Shocking Exclusive: Federal tribal domestic violence charges dropped against non-Indian Bobby Lee Jones Jr. in Menominee County, MI – while alleged Native American female DV victim Veronica Mae Williams was arrested

Native American woman arrested after Domestic Violence claim led to arrest of non-native man in southern U.P. – as federal prosecutors apparently change their minds on who is the victim and who is the suspect – Bobby Lee Jones, Jr. was ordered released from jail today

By Greg Peterson
Owner, News Director
U.P. Breaking News
906-273-2433

(Marquette, MI) – In a stunning turn of events – a man accused of domestic violence on southern Upper Peninsula tribal lands was ordered freed today – and the alleged native female victim arrested.

Details of the turn of events are not clear – but it appears federal officials were having a hard time getting the alleged victim to testify – and have left open the possibility that charges could be refiled against the suspect – who is a free man.

The (non-Indian) man originally charged – Bobby Lee Jones, Jr. – was ordered released today after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss all charges without prejudice. Jones was ordered released from custody early today by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy P. Greeley.

Meanwhile the native woman who made the allegations – Veronica Mae Williams – was ordered arrested on Oct. 12, 2016 – by request of federal prosecutors.

The woman was picked up on a material witness arrest warrant. It is not clear if she remains jailed. The material witness warrant was made by federal prosecutor Hannah N. Bobee, who has a solid track record of throwing tribal domestic violence offenders in prison.

“Veronica Mae Williams is a necessary and material witness in a proceeding before the Court and it appears that said witness may not appear unless brought before the Court,” the motion states.

However since that time – Asst. U.S. Attorney Bobee has dismissed charges – without prejudice – against Jones.

Background:

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. That charge has since been dropped. It 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, was accused of assaulting a Native American female “with whom he had a dating relationship.”

The alleged victim said 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 was withholding the identity of the victim identified only as V.M.W.

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By Greg Peterson

Owner, News Director

U.P. Breaking News

906-273-2433

(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.

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