MINNEAPOLIS – A federal judge has ordered a Detroit Lakes, Minnesota man to serve 7 years in prison and three years of supervised release for robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. In November, 2020, 34-year-old Levi Jerome entered the M&W Convenience Store in Ogema, pointed a rifle at the clerk and demanded she open the cash…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Detroit Lakes man pleads guilty to robbing a convenience store on the White Earth Indian Reservation. According to court documents, 33-year-old Levi Jerome entered the store last November with a rifle. Jerome pointed it at the store clerk and demanded she open the cash register. He got away with around $2,250 in cash from the register and…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. — A meeting will be held Wednesday to exonerate or censure the White Earth Reservation Secretary-Treasurer. Tara Mason was accused last month by Chairman Terry Tibbetts of five counts of tribal constitution violations. They include her dealings with the controversial Star Lake casino project, tribal courts and others. The meeting will be held tomorrow morning at 8:30 at…
