A Poplar man with a felony conviction for murder admitted to illegally possessing ammunition after a shootout on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

Buddy Gene Walking Eagle, 38, pleaded guilty to prohibited person in possession of ammunition. He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Walking Eagle was released pending further proceedings.

In court documents filed by the government, on March 16, 2020, Walking Eagle was on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation when a shootout occurred. Law enforcement recovered .40-caliber shells that belonged to Walking Eagle. Walking Eagle was prohibited from possessing the ammunition because he was previously convicted of murder in 2004 in Colorado.