NEW TOWN, N.D. — Two men have been federally charged with killing a New Town man during a fight in October.
Edward C. Finley of New Town and Kenneth B. Grady of Billings, Montana, both 30, were charged Thursday, Dec. 2, with second-degree murder in connection to the Oct. 12 death of 38-year-old Valentino White Jr. They are being held at the Ward County Detention Center in Minot.
According to court documents:
White, Finley and Grady were at a trailer house at the Riverview Trailer Court in New Town when an argument broke out between White and his friend, Garrett Smith. White had been holding a knife, and Smith tried to take it away. Smith then headbutted White, who sat in a chair.
Grady told police he and Finley wanted White to leave before another argument broke out. That’s when Finley punched White in the head, and White fell to the ground.
ADVERTISEMENT
Finley and Grady then proceeded to assault White for more than a minute, punching and kicking him multiple times, court documents said.
All three men are members of the Three Affiliated Tribes. Federal courts have jurisdiction over a crime allegedly committed by a Native American against a tribal member on reservations.
