Forrest Dakota Hill, 23, of Easley, SC, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for 200 months for the 2015 murder of a male victim on federal land.

U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Lowney Yohnagalegi Crow, 33, an EBCI tribal member of Cherokee, on Tuesday, Aug. 16 to 87 months in prison on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Tribal Council approved a measure earlier this month to wage an investigation into various personnel issues regarding tribal employees of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Note: This is a schedule for Tribal Court, and defendants are scheduled to appear on the dates listed. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Kim F. Deas, Planning Coordinator for the Commerce Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), is the person responsible for compliance and enforcement of both the sign and “chiefing” ordinances currently in tribal law.