Untied States of America v. Kristopher Aiden Blackwolf

Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter in violation of 18 U.S.C. 112.1

Reported by Kent Morlan

Kristopher Aiden Blackwolf, 36, spent a night drinking with friends and, while still intoxicated, ran over and killed one of his companions.

Law enforcement first responded after hearing reports the next morning of a man lying unresponsive in a driveway. Blackwolf had called the victim’s nephew earlier that morning, saying he’d just come from the victim’s house where he saw him lying on the ground outside. Blackwolf told the nephew he didn’t know if the victim was alive. A medical examiner later ruled that the man had died from multiple blunt force traumas.

Officers contacted Blackwolf later that day after his mother called authorities. They found Blackwolf sitting in the driver’s seat of his minivan, still intoxicated, and crying. After a medical evaluation, officers interviewed Blackwolf and learned that he had gone out the night before with the victim and another friend, all sharing a gallon of vodka they’d purchased in Colstrip. Blackwolf told officers he had returned home around 6:30 a.m. and, after eating, he fell asleep. At some point later in the morning, Blackwolf realized that he had reversed his van into the victim and run him over.

The Defendant elected to plead guilt and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release and a $100 assessment.