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April 2015
April 17, 2015
Ten Individuals To Be Honored During National Crime Victims's Rights Week
Consent Judgement and Injunction Obtained Against Jan Charles Gray and his Custer Businesses
Jan Charles Gray
Dupree Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact by Force
Christian Whiteman
Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation
Cameron LaRoche
April 8, 2015
Harrold Man Charged with Attempted Murder of a Federal Employee, Assaulting a Federal Employee, and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Brian Iron Boulder
March 2015
March 27, 2015
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Kameron Jackson
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding
Joshua Heideman
March 24, 2015
Dupree Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting
Todd Johns
Sioux Falls Man Charged in Dacotah Bank Robbery
Ricky Daniel Starks
March 18, 2015
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Randall Bear Eagle
March 17, 2015
Troy R. Morley Selected to Serve as Tribal Liaison
March 13, 2015
District of South Dakota Welcomes Randy Seiler as the Acting U.S. Attorney
March 10, 2015
Nebraska Man Sentenced for Misprision of a Felony and Rapid City Woman Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Gilbert Young and Terri Covey, a/k/a Terry Covey
Pine Ridge Man Acquitted of Charges
Daigre Douville
March 09, 2015
Spearfish Woman Sentenced for Theft of Public Money
Linda Lee Anderson
Kyle Woman Indicted in Death of Infant
Jeannie Janis
Parmelee Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Richard Fool Bull
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Lucas Curley
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Jonathan Lee Twiss
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
Leonard Rondeau
March 04, 2015
Chamberlain Man Charged with Larceny
James Short Bear
February 2015
February 27, 2015
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation
Jared Blaine
Ohio Man Sentenced for Killing Wildlife
Randy Miller
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Cody Grass
McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Logan Hayes
Two Pine Ridge Men Convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Wesley Running Shield and Michael Alford
Hill City Woman Sentenced for Passport Application Fraud
Susan Ruth Weiner
February 18, 2015
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson to Step Down
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Loren Laplante, Jr.
Huron Man Charged with Use of Fraudulent Identification Document
Milton Oropeza-Chavarria, a/k/a Alfredo De Jesus De Leon
February 13, 2015
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Assault
Craig Maskil
Takini Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child
Reginald Between Lodges
Washington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Drugs
Bruce Gerald Cole
Rapid City Man Sentenced for False Statements
Antone Little Moon
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Lawrence Mexican
La Plant Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse
Henry Louis Chase Alone
Timber Lake Man Charged with Third Degree Burglary
Chapen Kraft
Rosebud Man Acquitted of Sexual Abuse
Anthony Fast Horse
February 12, 2015
Belle Fourche Man Sentenced for Commercial Sex Trafficking
Jerry Lane Golliher
Sturgis Couple Sentenced in Visa Fraud Scheme
Scott Kaubisch and Shiela Kaubisch, a/k/a Maria Shiela Santos Kaubisch
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Escape
Benjamin Kitteaux
Pine Ridge Woman Indicted for Theft
Bonita Ghost Dog
February 6, 2015
Mission Man Sentenced for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding
Joseph Lambert
Lead Man Indicted for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
Archie Roberts
February 5, 2015
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Assault with Intent to Commit Murder
Jourdan Brown
Canton Man Indicted on Charges Relating to Drug Misbranding
Stanley Dean Brower
Rapid City Woman Indicted for Money Order Fraud
Eden Tawiah, a/k/a Eden Rosales, a/k/a Eden Holt
Mission Woman Charged with Child Abuse
Stephanie Luxon
February 4, 2015
Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Jordyn Blue Coat, a/k/a Jordyn Swan
Porcupine Woman Sentenced for Drug Distribution
Ardis Good Shot
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Shilo Hill, a/k/a Shilo Robideau
Box Elder Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Dewey Shane Marrowbone
Las Vegas Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking
Robert Ryan Powell
Mission Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Vernon Robert Schmidt, Jr., a/k/a Sonny Bob Schmidt
Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Joseph Thompson
January 2015
January 29, 2015
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced for Assault
Calvin Bagola
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
Philip Nordvold
Manderson Man Indicted for Sexually Abusing a Minor
Jasper Chase Alone
Man Charged with Criminal Trespass
Steven Nichols
Rosebud Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer
Anthony One Star, Jr.
January 23, 2015
Rosebud Woman Sentenced for Two Second Degree Murders
Crystal Red Hawk
Rapid City Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Use of the Internet
Casey James Godfrey
First Cousins from La Plant Plead Not Guilty to Incest
Nicholas Ray White Eagle and Fawn Lynn Scott
Mobridge Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Ed Charles LeClair, IV
McLaughlin Man Charged with Failure to Appear
Brett Charles Roach
Little Eagle Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Adrian Spotted Horse
Rosebud Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Kameron Jackson
Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Loren Lee Goodlow, a/k/a Loren Goodlow, Jr.
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assault
Lawrence Bowker, a/k/a Larry Bowker
January 20, 2015
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Making Counterfeit Currency
Joshua Shane Lajoie
Harrold Man Charged with Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender
Lonnie Patrick Big Eagle
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Kenny Fiddler
Eagle Butte Man Indicted on Drug Charges
Michael Scott Hearon
Howes Man Charged with Larceny
Leland Logg
Fort Thompson Man Indicted on Drug Charges
Christopher Spider
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against South Dakota Medical Laser Manufacturer
January 16, 2015
Rapid City Man Indicted on Firearm Charges
Patrick Harding
Box Elder Man Charged with Larceny
Juan Crawford
Kyle Man Charged with Possession of Firearms by a Prohibited Person
Gerald Baker
January 12, 2015
Former USD Athletes Sentenced in IRS Fraud Case
Alphonso Rico Valdez and Terry Daron Liggins
January 9, 2015
Colorado Man Sentenced for Attempted Sex Trafficking
Miguel Aguilar
Box Elder Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Gerald Davis, a/k/a Jerry Davis
Lemmon Man Indicted for Child Pornography Charges
Donavon Lee Klein
McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Brett Roach
Okreek Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation
Joe Scott
Porcupine Woman Charged with False Statement
Danishia Marshall
January 8, 2015
Alabama Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Firearm, Impersonating a Federal Officer, Interstate Stalking, and Tampering with a Witness
Michael Thetford, a/k/a Russ LNU
December 2014
December 31, 2014
Chamberlain Man Sentenced for Possession of a Controlled Substance
Rodney Hickey
Fort Thompson Man Charged with Arson and Burglary
Lewis Brown, Jr.
Cherry Creek Man Charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Joshua Hale
Mission Woman Charged with Misprision of Felony
Chelsea Larvie
Mission Woman Charged with Second Degree Murder, Assault, and Child Abuse
Rae Dawn Lunderman
December 30, 2014
Watertown Man Sentenced for His Role in Operation Black Widow
Patricio Rodriguez Pena
Lower Brule Man and Woman Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer and Aiding and Abetting
Toni Harmon, a/k/a Toni Bad Horse and Sterling St. Cloud
Dupree Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact
James Pesicka, a/k/a Pard Pesicka
Brookings Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement
Pennie Sue Malenke
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced for Assault
Santana Drapeau
Florida Man Sentenced in Fraud Case
Jeremy Jamar Blount
December 22, 2014
Oglala Sioux Tribal Advocate Found Guilty of Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Susan Schrader
Porcupine Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Lawrence Red Shirt
California Man Sentenced for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
Gregoria Aguirre
December 17, 2014
Mission Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance
Jesse James Beauvais
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Franklin Running Horse
Mission Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Assault and Child Abuse
Frederick Marshall
Mission Man Charged with Second Degree Murder, Assault and Child Abuse
Tyler Erickson, a/k/a TJ Erickson
Rapid City Man Convicted of Drug Conspiracy
Luis Olivares
Cherry Creek Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Kelly Romero
Nisland Woman Sentenced for Fraud
Glenda Suhr, a/k/a Glendda Suhr, a/k/a Glenda Currier
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Assault
Julius Titus III
Colorado Man Charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Brandon Jeraye Trejo
December 15, 2014
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Marijuana Distribution
Wesley Kleinsasser
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding
Diego Ramon Lara
Porcupine Man Sentenced for Escape
Jesse Miller
Tea Woman Sentenced in Marjuana Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies
Faith Ashley Rasmussen
McLaughlin Man Acquitted of Assault Charges
Justin Walking Elk
December 8, 2014
South Dakota U.S. Attorney's Office Collects Over $3.6 Million in Fiscal Year 2014
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Patrick Black Spotted Horse
Canton Man Charged with Transportation of Stolen Property, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering
Kenneth Hunsucker
Rapid City Man Indicted for Assault and Burglary
Leroy Brown Bull Sr.
Rosebud Woman Charged with Concealing Person From Arrest
Samantha Spotted War Bonnet
