Fort Totten Man Pleads Guilty to Assault, Voluntary Manslaughter

Fort Totten man pleads guilty in reservation assault, killing

A Fort Totten man entered guilty pleas Thursday to manslaughter and assault charges stemming from events that took place on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in 2024.

Fort Totten man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

NORTH DAKOTA — A 33-year-old man from Fort Totten pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, assault with a dangerous weapon and assault of a spouse, intimate partner or dating partner by strangulation. Kolby Jae McKay, also known as Kolby Woods, is detained pending his sentencing, which is scheduled for July 22, according to a press release issued Thursday, April 2, by the North Dakota district of the U.S. Attorney's Office. McKay entered guilty…

Fort Totten man pleads guilty to assault, voluntary manslaughter

A 33-year-old Fort Totten man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and assault charges for separate cases that took place on the Spirit Lake Reservation about two years ago.

Fort Totten, ND man enters guilty pleas in federal court in two separate cases

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fort Totten, North Dakota man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Fargo to a number of charges including voluntary manslaughter. 33-year-old Kolby McKay, who also goes by Kolby Woods, will be detained pending sentencing on July 22. His guilty pleas were entered in two separate cases. McKay killed Monte Herman Sr. in April 2024 on Spirit Lake Reservation and was at large for several days prompting a community curfe…