Sentencing in assault on federal officer
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POCATELLO — Fort Hall native Caitlin Eagle, 25, was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court to twelve months and a day in prison for assaulting a federal officer. The judgement also includes six months in a halfway house and three years supervised released following the prison term.
A U.S. District Court news release shows that on Feb. 18, 2014, Fort Hall police were dispatched to an area in Fort Hall after a report of gun shots fired. The caller said the persons involved were dressed in black and were running from the area.
The responding officer arrived in the area and saw a person in a black coat. The officer attempted to speak with the person, but she continued walking away from the officer. The person, later identified as Eagle, gave the officer a false name and was uncooperative. The officer smelled a strong
odor of an alcoholic beverage on her person, a violation of Fort Hall tribal law, and the officer attempted to arrest her.
As the officer tried to handcuff her, she became combative and struck the officer in the face several times. The officer was able to handcuff Eagle and with the help of another officer was able to get Eagle into the police car. The injured officer was treated at the hospital for abrasions on his cheek and nose.
The case was investigated by the Fort Hall Police Department.