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Change of plea hearing scheduled for Weaver

NEW TOWN – A 24-year-old Minot man originally charged with terrorizing a New Town man last fall in U.S. District Court has agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge, according to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court.

Julian Leroy Weaver Jr. was scheduled to change his plea on Monday in U.S. District Court in Bismarck before Judge Daniel Hovland.

Under the terms of a plea agreement, Weaver would plead guilty to misprision of a felony and terrorizing and disorderly conduct charges against him would be dismissed. The felony charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release. Under the non-binding plea agreement, prosecutors would recommend a sentence in the low range of a year to 18 months, according to documents, along with one year of supervised release. Weaver would also agree to forfeit a Glock 23, .40 caliber handgun and .40 caliber ammunition.

Noah Javaris Abraham, 19, Minot, is also charged in the case.

According to the original complaint, Weaver and Abraham went to a New Town residence on Oct. 25, 2016, pulled a gun on a young man and pointed it in his face. They claimed that the victim owed them $75. The young man’s mother asked if she could pay them the next day and Weaver and Javaris agreed and left the residence. The victims reported the crime to the Three Affiliated Tribes Police Department and they detained Weaver and Abraham. Both the victims are tribal members. Weaver and Abraham are non-Indian. The charges were filed in federal court because the incident took place on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

Abraham is scheduled to go on trial on the terrorizing and disorderly conduct charges on May 16 in Bismarck.

– Andrea Johnson

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