Owyhee man sentenced for second degree murder


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Borden Bitt, 25, of Owyhee was sentenced to 180 months in prison this week for second degree murder within Indian Country.

Bitt is a member of the Shoshone Paiute tribes of Duck Valley.

He was arrested by a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer after they were called on a report of a fight. The victim was found face down on the floor. Bitt admitted to approaching the victim from behind and slitting his throat with a knife.

After serving the 180 months in federal prison, the judge ordered he serve an additional five years of supervised release.

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