Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that Billings, on May 7, 2008, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, KEVIN WHITEMAN, a 37-year-old resident of Lame Deer, appeared for WHITEMAN was sentenced to a term of:

• Prison: 60 months

• Special Assessment: $100

• Supervised Release: 3 years

WHITEMAN was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to assault resulting in In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have On June 7, 2007, Northern Cheyenne law enforcement received a report that a Lame Deer. When law enforcement WHITEMAN crawling up a nearby hillside. Below him was When the officer approached the victim, she was having trouble The officer also observed circular burn The victim told the officer that WHITEMAN had kicked.

Further investigation revealed that WHITEMAN and the woman were at a nearby WHITEMAN and the victim were arguing. He then grabbed her hand He then threw her on the floor and began kicking .

The victim reported that she blacked out a few times during the The victim was taken to the emergency room for treatment at Lame Deer. She was St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings for further treatment because of she suffered a significant pelvic laceration with Surgery was required to repair the wound.

During the investigation, WHITEMAN made statements to law enforcement taking Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines WHITEMAN will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal WHITEMAN does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good .

However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Harper Suek prosecuted the case for the United States.The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.