Criminal charges have been filed against suspects in the Bowman homicide that occurred last weekend.
By BRYCE MARTIN
Pioneer Editor | [email protected]
Details were released Thursday regarding the initial criminal charges filed against two suspects in the homicide that occurred last weekend in Bowman.
Chase Duane Swanson, 21, and Madison Beth West, 26, both of Bowman, were each charged with aggravated assault, a Class C felony, according to criminal complaints filed with Southwest Judicial District Court. The complaints were signed by the court Aug. 20 but released on Thursday.
Affidavits provided to the court by Timothy Helmer of the N.D. Bureau of Criminal Investigation reiterated general details of the events surrounding the case, which were previously released by local law enforcement. The affidavits did, however, provide further information regarding the condition of the victim, Nicholas Johnson of Rhame.
It was suggested in the affidavit that Johnson could have been bludgeoned.
Bowman County State’s Attorney Stephanie Pretzer told The Pioneer Thursday afternoon that further charges will be added when the suspects return to North Dakota.
Swanson and West are currently awaiting extradition back to the state from a correctional facility in Colorado.
