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Montana murder suspect charged for 2013 Ten Sleep Canyon shooting

Jesus Deniz allegedly told federal investigators that he wounded an Ecuadorian man in Ten Sleep Canyon

WORLAND — The suspect in the July double-murder near Pryor, Mont., has been charged in connection with a 2013 shooting in Ten Sleep Canyon.

Jesus Yeizon Deniz was formerly charged with attempted second degree murder in Washakie County Circuit Court in Worland late Friday afternoon. Deniz is currently in the custody of the United States Marshal Service.

Charging documents allege that during the ear...