A 32-year-old member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin was convicted Aug. 6 of burglary and assault with intent to commit murder.
Neegee J. Cloud, a former resident on the reservation, was found guilty in the Eastern District of Wisconsin federal court.
Evidence presented at trial showed that on the afternoon of Sept. 20, 2024, Cloud broke into a home in Neopit. Once inside, he attacked his girlfriend, violently beating her unconscious on a bedroom floor. Cloud returned to the bedroom several times over the next 20 minutes, and punched, kicked and stomped on the victim’s head. Cloud also slammed the victim’s face into the floor.
The trial evidence included video from a camera system inside the home that captured the forced entry and portions of the attacks. The homeowner was alerted by the camera system, saw some of the incident and contacted tribal police, who responded. The defendant was arrested outside the house.
The evidence also showed that tribal EMS arranged for emergency transport of the victim to a trauma center in Wausau. She remained in the intensive care unit for nearly two weeks and was hospitalized for nearly a month.
The woman sustained fractured orbital bones and soft tissue injuries to her throat that required intubation while in the ICU to prevent her airway from closing.
Cloud faces a maximum of 10 years in prison on the burglary count and a maximum of 20 years in prison on the assault with intent to murder count when he is sentenced by Judge William C. Griesbach on Nov. 10.
The Menominee Tribal Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorneys Andrew J. Maier and Alexander E. Duros prosecuted the case.
