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Neglect and death of three-year-old lands Tokio pair in court

By Jim Johnson Apr 22, 2024 | 11:20 AM

(KNOX) – A man and a woman from Tokio, North Dakota made initial appearances in U.S. District Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child neglect in Indian Country.

28-year-old Austin Ray Lester is also charged with assault of a child with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country.

Both Lester and 25-year-old Krissy Louise Hinsley were ordered detained pending further hearings. Trial is set for June 25.

The charges against Lester and Hinsley are related to the August 2022 neglect and death of three-year-old child within the boundaries of the Spirit Lake Reservation. Lester and Hinsley pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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