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Suspect In BIA Official Stabbing Accused Of Attempted Murder

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of stabbing the Bureau of Indian Affairs superintendent on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation last month has pleaded not guilty to upgraded charges including attempted murder.

Brian Iron Boulder is set for an early June trial on new charges of attempted murder of a federal employee, assault on a federal employee and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He could 50 years in prison if convicted. He initially had faced only an assault charge that carried a maximum sentence of 20 years.

Authorities allege that Iron Boulder stabbed Patrick F. Duffy in the back with a knife on March 25, penetrating Duffy’s chest wall. Duffy was in critical condition for a time but was released from a hospital on April 1. He hasn’t yet returned to work.

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