WASHINGTON (KFGO)—Former Fargo Mayor Jon Lindgren says he was shocked and amazed that former President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier’s sentence on his last day in office. Peltier was sentenced to life in prison in 1977 for the 1975 killings of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. His trial was held in Fargo.
The Native American activist says he did not receive a fair trial in the slayings of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Ann Alquist speaks with journalist Brian Bull about the significance of President Biden commuting the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier.
Washington — U.S. Capitol Police chief Thomas Manger said he's concerned by the sweeping pardons President Trump issued Monday night to those convicted or facing charges of assaulting police officers after the Capitol riot four years ago.
The last-minute decision allows the 80-year-old Leonard Peltier to serve the remainder of his sentence under home confinement.
Biden issued the sweeping pardons just minutes before he departed the White House for the final time as president
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975.
Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents.
WASHINGTON – Shortly before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted Leonard Peltier’s life sentence to indefinite house arrest following decades of community activists fighting for his release.
Native American activist Leonard Peltier said spending the rest of his life in home confinement after being granted clemency by former President Joe Biden is "as good as freedom," after Biden's own FBI director opposed commutation for a man sentenced to life for the killing of two FBI agents.
After 49 years of incarceration, 80-year-old Leonard Peltier has been granted clemency. He will be released from jail and complete his sentence in home