Post by LadyBlue on Jun 20, 2004 10:05:06 GMT -5
Body found on Rocky Boy
The body of a Box Elder man was found near the Wild Rose Village trash bins on the Rocky Boy's Reservation near Havre.
Alton "Muctoon" Boyd Alexander's body was found about 11 p.m. Friday night, according to Tribal Chairman Alvin Windy Boy.
The body was a quarter mile from his home, said Alexander's mother, Ila Alexander of Box Elder.
According to Alexander, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the case. The FBI has not released an official statement, said Bob Wright, media representative, at the Salt Lake City FBI Office.
Family members said the body was sent to the state crime lab in Missoula for an autopsy.
"I don't know why this had to happen," Alexander said. "He was a good person."
Alton Alexander's sister, Bonita Denny, said her brother was a funny, light-hearted man with no real enemies.
"He liked to joke around and laugh," she said. "He always had good words to say."
Denny said she saw police cars and other emergency vehicles near the trash bins about 11 p.m. Friday night.
She said the road to the area was blocked off to traffic throughout the night.
FBI agents told Denny and Alexander that they impounded a small, white four-door car.
Alexander said the family has gathered at her house to wait for a phone call regarding the autopsy results.
Alton Alexander has two children, a son, 9, and a daughter, 10. He is married to Lori Stiffarm of Fort Belknap.
The body of a Box Elder man was found near the Wild Rose Village trash bins on the Rocky Boy's Reservation near Havre.
Alton "Muctoon" Boyd Alexander's body was found about 11 p.m. Friday night, according to Tribal Chairman Alvin Windy Boy.
The body was a quarter mile from his home, said Alexander's mother, Ila Alexander of Box Elder.
According to Alexander, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the case. The FBI has not released an official statement, said Bob Wright, media representative, at the Salt Lake City FBI Office.
Family members said the body was sent to the state crime lab in Missoula for an autopsy.
"I don't know why this had to happen," Alexander said. "He was a good person."
Alton Alexander's sister, Bonita Denny, said her brother was a funny, light-hearted man with no real enemies.
"He liked to joke around and laugh," she said. "He always had good words to say."
Denny said she saw police cars and other emergency vehicles near the trash bins about 11 p.m. Friday night.
She said the road to the area was blocked off to traffic throughout the night.
FBI agents told Denny and Alexander that they impounded a small, white four-door car.
Alexander said the family has gathered at her house to wait for a phone call regarding the autopsy results.
Alton Alexander has two children, a son, 9, and a daughter, 10. He is married to Lori Stiffarm of Fort Belknap.