Brother charged with second-degree murder after remains found on Spirit Lake Reservation
D’Angelo James Hunt, 26, is being charged with second-degree murder after his brother’s remains were found behind their father’s home on the Spirit Lake Reservation, according to KFYR-TV.
Isaac Hunt disappeared in March 2024, when he was 27. Family members discovered what appeared to be a human skull on Nov. 15, leading to the recovery of additional remains the next day.
The FBI’s Evidence Response Team also recovered clothing and shoes consistent with what the victim was wearing when he was last seen, according to KFYR, which cited the criminal complaint.
The case falls under federal jurisdiction because both individuals are Spirit Lake Tribe citizens and the alleged crime occurred on tribal land. D’Angelo Hunt remains in custody at the Grand Forks County Corrections Center.
- 1.KFYR-TV.
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