Law
Man appears in court on murder of Navy SEAL


A 22-year-old man made his first federal court appearance on charges that he murdered a Navy SEAL on the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana.

Gerald Lee Littlehead is accused of fatally stabbing Michael Bell, also 22. The incident occurred at a bar on the reservation.

Bell was visiting family and friends before being deployed to Iraq. It would have been his second tour of duty.

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Man accused of stabbing SEAL appears in court (The Great Falls Tribune 6/9)
Wolf Point man held on charge of murder (The Billings Gazette 6/9)

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