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October 2012
October 1, 2012
Wounded Knee Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
September 2012
September 28, 2012
October Designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
U.S. Attorney Announces Department of Justice Grants
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Concealing and Destroying Evidence
Calvin Gillette
Mission Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Robert Romero
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Robert Garrett
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Burglary
Shace Wayne Looking Horse
Lower Brule Woman Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Adeline Skunk
Lower Brule Woman Sentenced for Assault
Keesha Ewing
Pierre Man Indicted for Distribution of Marijuana
Rider Sheard
Pierre Man Charged With Distribution of Marijuana
Michael Mancuso
September 27, 2012
Nine Individuals Indicted for Conspiracy to Harbor Aliens and Harboring Aliens
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Ennors Abraham Quick Bear
Federal Inmate Charged with Escape
Bryce Allen Larvie
Rosebud Man Charged in Burglary
Eddie Tunstall, III
Mission Man Charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Gary Emery
St. Francis Woman Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse
Rita Runs Above
St. Francis Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse
Jonathan Mark Blindman
September 26, 2012
Wanblee Man Sentenced in Kidnapping Case
William Jakeway
Minneapolis Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Jesse L. Brown Otter
September 25, 2012
Fort Thompson Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Royce Gregory Loudner
Lower Brule Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Glen Eagle Thunder
Rosebud Woman Charged with Assault
Sarah Richards
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Witness Retaliation
Allan Kermit Chasing Hawk
Rosebud Man Charged in Burglary
Timothy Picotte
U.S. Attorney Encourages Participation in Drug Take-Back Day
September 24, 2012
Bank Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Lona Mahon
Missouri Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Todd J. Larson
September 21, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Peter Allen Villerreal
Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Escape
David Paul Wood
Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Escape
Louiz Pena-Hermosillo
Lake Andes Man Charged with Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer
Brent Silk
September 20, 2012
Waubay Man Guilty of Unlawful Possession of Migratory Birds and Unlawful Possession of Endangered Species
Kevin Jorgenson
California Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Jon R. Misquadace, a/k/a Jon R. Misquadace-Spry, a/k/a Jon R. Spry
Eagle Butte Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Kidnapping, and Assault
Isiah Bryson Mesteth
September 19, 2012
Mobridge Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Meth Conspiracy
Tim Stout
Wakpala Man Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case
Lyle Baker
McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Two Victims
Kevin Fischer
Texas Man Charged with Fraudulent Use of an Official Pass and False Personation
William Linthicum
September 18, 2012
Iowa Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft in Connection with Health Care
Wendy Gonzales
September 17, 2012
Rapid City Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance
Lyle Ferguson
Cherry Creek Man Sentenced for Assault
Jody Jeremy Dupris
Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement
Jacie Cavanaugh
September 14, 2012
Winner Man Sentenced on Failure to Register Charge
Burton King
Lower Brule Man Sentenced on Burglary Charge
Tyler Walters
Lower Brule Man Sentenced on Sexual Abuse Charge
Sean Johnson
Valentine Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer
Blake Bordeaux
September 13, 2012
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Third Degree Burglary
Harold James Black Bull
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Stolen Property
Paul Ramsey Guerrero
Mission Man Sentenced for Second Degree Murder
Lawrence Anthony Whipple
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Third Degree Burglary
Donald Douville
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Justin Beardt
Interior Man Indicted for Distributing a Controlled Substance in a School Zone
Gerald Baker, Sr.
Rapid City Man Indicted for Possessing Child Pornography
Gary Whiting
Iowa Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
LeRoy R. Boster
Iowa Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Charles L. Coyle
Valentine Man Guilty of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding
Marvin Seth Dubray
September 12, 2012
Iowa Pair Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud the Government Sentenced
Reena Slominski and Howard “Jack” Aleff
Huron Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge
Martin Rios, Jr.
Presho Man Indicted for Being Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Clint Brown
White River Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Francisco White Buffalo
White Horse Man Arraigned on Assault Charge
Cliff Younger Marshall, Jr.
September 11, 2012
Little Eagle Man Sentenced to 108 Months for Sexual Abuse
Grady Laine Uses Arrow
Never Misses A Shot Sentenced for Making False Statements
Michael Todd Never Misses A Shot
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
Ronald Eugene Stocker
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
James Lee Walker
Rapid City Man Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm Ammunition
Michael Croyle
Porcupine Man Indicted for Burglary and Abusive Sexual Contact
Travis New Holy
Two Men Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute
Ryan Scott and Stanley Councillor
September 7, 2012
Eagle Butte Woman Arraigned on Assault Charges
Dellenita LaClaire
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges
Ty L. Middletent
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charge
Douglas LaRoche
September 6, 2012
Man Subject to Protection Order Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm
Samuel Darrell Lane
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Daniel Thomas
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced on Sexual Abuse Charge
Kyle Merritt
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse Charge
David Ross Low Dog
McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
Ivan Looking Horse, Jr.
September 5, 2012
Mission Man Charged with Assault
Terence Antoine
Winner Woman Pleads Guilty to Misprision of a Felony
Allisa Hawkman
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Officer
Theophilus Joseph Gary, Jr.
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Burglary and Resisting a Federal Officer
Ty Syro Yellow Eyes, a/k/a Ty Murray
Rosebud Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Loren Dog Eyes
Porcupine Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse
Corey Good Crow
Rapid City Man Guilty of Failing to Register as Sex Offender
Shaun Meyer
Keystone Man Charged with Killing Two Elk
Timmothy J. Burke
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Kevin Apple
Porcupine Man Charged in Stabbing
Lucas Tail
September 4, 2012
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
Anthony Little Hoop, Jr.
Rosebud Man Charged with Abusive Sexual Contact
Benjamin George Murphy
August 2012
August 31, 2012
Swiftbird Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Failure to Register
Chad Two Hearts
United States Attorney Releases Annual Report
Significant Increase in Prosecutions
Fort Thompson Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges
Jarrod Johnson a/k/a Jerrod Johnson
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Assault Charge
Glen Eagle Thunder
August 30, 2012
Martin Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of a Controlled Substance
Jimmy Joe Cottier
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Assault
Alphonso Belt
Rosebud Man Charged with Robbery and Assault
Raymond Walter Gassman
Mission Man Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Eddie Hummingbird
Ft. Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Wildlife Offenses
Richard Coleman, Jr.
Oklahoma Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Rodney L. Bolin
Tennessean Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Alfred L. Richmond
Eagle Butte Woman Arraigned on Assault Charges
Charmagne Means
August 29, 2012
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact
George Scott, Jr.
McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse by Force or Threat
Bradley Speker
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of Firearm
Alan J. Moon
Mission Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as Sex Offender
Keith Sun Bear
St. Francis Man Pleads Guilty to Larceny and Aiding and Abetting
Steven Whiting
Bullhead Man Charged as Habitual Offender
Willard Paul Farrell, III
August 28, 2012
Mission Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
Markis Rattling Leaf
Watertown Couple Indicted on Multiple Fraud Charges
Tashia Lynne Weeks and Chad Michael Barton
McLaughlin Man Arraigned on Assault Charge
Ronnie White Mountain
Agency Village Man Charged with Kidnaping and Assault
Justin Lee Muskrat
Lake Andes Man Charged with Sexual Abuse
Ray Flying Hawk
Mission Woman Charged with Assault
Misty Swalley
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery
Levi D. Big Crow
Pierre Man Indicted for Escape
Dakota Lee Dillon
Manderson Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Marijuana
Nathan Ghost
August 27, 2012
Crow Creek Man Indicted for Conspiracy & Distribution of a Controlled Substance
Royce Kirkie
Two Make Initial Appearance on Immigration Charges
Moises Felix-Gonzalez and Leodan Antonio Erazo
August 24, 2012
St. Francis Man Arraigned on Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and Child Abuse
Dino Dean Kane
Parmelee Man Indicted for Assaulting a U.S. Marshal
Richard Wolf Guts a/k/a Gabriel Broken Leg
August 23, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Shea Mitchell Reiners
Federal Inmate Sentenced for Possession of a Prohibited Object by an Inmate
William Smith
Fort Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Assault and Failure to Register
Simon Antelope, Jr.
August 22, 2012
Wagner Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
Harold Dean Johnson, Jr.
August 21, 2012
St. Francis Woman Pleads Guilty to Concealing Person from Arrest
Jamie Iron Shell
August 20, 2012
Rosebud Woman Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
Andrea Ruth Barrera
Rapid City Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Christopher Arehart
Pine Ridge Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Transportation of Converted Property
Keith Allison
Fort Thompson Man Pleads to Larceny Charge
Aaron Grass Rope
Rapid City Man Indicted for Assaulting a Park Ranger
Cody Gallagher
Oglala Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse of a Child
Norman Yellow Hawk
Montana Man Indicted for Firearm Offenses and Possessing a Stolen Motor Vehicle
Steven Shane McCann
Martin Man Sentenced for Two Assaults Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Everett Libby
Pine Ridge Woman Sentenced for Simple Assault and Misprision of Felony
Jamie Eagle Bull
Batesland Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse
George American Horse
Minnesota Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Martin Zaic
August 17, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to December 2011 Lennox Pharmacy Burglary and High Speed Chase
John Robert Graham
Waubay Man Charged in Death of Minor
Mario Contreras
Michigan Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Stephen J. Peterson
Flandreau Man Charged with Assault
Jared Sully
August 16, 2012
Crow Creek Woman Indicted for Conspiracy and Distribution of Methamphetamine and Marijuana
Buffy Dion
Three Sioux Falls Men Indicted for Possession With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Alexis Salgado, James Menard, David Andrews
Garretson Man Arrested for Possession of Stolen Mail And Obstruction of Correspondence
Michael Dallas Andersen
Dupree Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Cody Dean High Elk
August 15, 2012
Amended--Rosebud Woman Sentenced in Drug Distribution and Conspiracy Case
Marie Whirlwind Soldier
Winner Man Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter
Taylor White Buffalo
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Andrew Spotted Elk
Arizona Man Charged with Assault
Randy Walthers
Little Eagle Man Pleads Guilty to Habitual Domestic Assault
Arthur Taken Alive
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Charles His Law
Sisseton Man Pleads Guilty to Taking Wildlife Without Proper Licenses
Vernon Renville
Parmelee Woman Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
Kenna Young
Edgemont Man Indicted for Fraudulently Receiving Unemployment Benefits
Terry Beard
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Unregistered Firearm
Zane M. Swimmer
Colorado Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
Oscar Ojeda, a/k/a Oscar Octavio Ojeda Villava
August 14, 2012
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Stolen Firearm
Lucas Swalley
Mission Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Ronald Kills In Water
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Third Degree Burglary
Jonathan Michael White Lance
McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Marijuana
Chaske Lyndon Little Bear
McLaughlin Woman Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Marijuana
Francine K. Jensen
August 13, 2012
Rapid City Woman Sentenced for Theft and Fraud
Patricia Maki
Mission Man Sentenced for Voluntary Manslaughter
Jason DeSersa
August 9, 2012
Operation Eagle Eye
Thirteen Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Jackson and Shannon Counties
Colorado Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge
David McKeehan
Rapid City Man Guilty of Escape
Phillip Young Hawk
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Escape
Joseph Arcoren
August 8, 2012
Bullhead Man Indicted for Assault
Ansel White Eagle, Jr.
August 7, 2012
Terra Haute, Indiana, Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine
Joshua Julian
St. Francis Man Indicted for Being Drug User in Possession of Firearm
Antoine Kills In Water
Valentine Woman Charged with Wire Fraud, Theft from Gaming Establishment on Indian Lands, and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization
Michelle Carrier, a/k/a Michelle Witt-Moore
August 6, 2012
Illinois Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Bryan L. Pults
California Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Christopher J. Michell
August 3, 2012
Wanblee Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
Keith Lyle Brown
Michigan Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Stephen J. Peterson
Arizona Man Indicted for Failing to Pay Legal Child Support
Ray Young
McLaughlin Man Arraigned on Manslaughter Charge
Jody Red Bird
Valentine Man Charged with Assault
Marvin Seth Dubray
August 2, 2012
Colorado Man Sentenced for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
David McKeehan
Rapid City Woman Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
Gloria Louisa Barrera
Cherry Creek Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges
Marlen William Dupris
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charge
Martin Charger
Ft. Thompson Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter
Leigha R. Koster a/k/a Leigha R. Tapio
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Escape
Joseph Arcoren
August 1, 2012
Pine Ridge Woman Pleads Guilty to False Statement
Sophia Yellow Boy
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Eric Reyes
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge
Louden Garreau
Wanblee Woman Sentenced for Intoxicants Possessed Unlawfully in Indian Country
Florine Chipps, a/k/a Florine Conquering Bear
July 2012
July 31, 2012
Four Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance Analogue
Garrett King Bostwick, Bradley King Bostwick, Charlie William Caulder, and Jason Michael Lawrence
Wakpala Man Sentenced to 360 Months for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
Gerard Deshauquette
McLaughlin Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
Burton Little Dog
Colorado Man Sentenced to Imprisonment for Drug Conspiracy
Joseph Gilbert Vigil
Four Plead Guilty to Counterfeiting
Jared Thompson, Nicholas Dooyema, Roy Brown, and Robyn Adolph
Pine Ridge Couple Indicted for Death of Infant Son
Abraham Red Cloud and Whitnee Eagle
Lower Brule Man Sentenced on Burglary Charge
Daniel Berry
Kyle Man Indicted for Theft from Oglala Lakota College
Brandon Ferguson
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Firearm Charge
Wayne Besherse
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Travis Creig Lewis
Fort Thompson Man Indicted for Assaulting Federal Officer
Dwight Rank
Mission Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officer
Marjorie Lunderman
Batesland Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Abraham Romero
Wanblee Man Guilty of Stealing Truck
Godfrey Chipps
Kyle Man Charged with Having Alcohol on Pine Ridge
Thomas Dean Lays Hard
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Assault
Samuel Daniel Nelson
July 27, 2012
Rapid City Woman Sentenced for Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
Deb Cuny
July 26, 2012
Two Indicted for Making and Passing Counterfeit Checks
Timothy Maddox and Michael Rinker
Cherry Creek Man Indicted for Assault
Kaleb Earl Hollow Horn
Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
Terry Black Lance
July 25, 2012
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Lance S. Henrickson
July 24, 2012
Three Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Samuel Joseph Pfeifle, Sean Michael McFarland, and Brandon Russell Newell
45 Count Indictment Charges Tax Violations By Local Businessmen
Jerome Adrian, Jared Adrian, and Raymond Ehrman
Pierre Man Sentenced on Fraud Charge
Erik Sayer
McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault
Sheldon Gerry
Little Eagle Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
Kara One Feather
July 23, 2012
Miller Woman Sentenced for Bank Embezzlement and Money Laundering
Susan Mareska
Okreek Woman Pleads Guilty to False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters
Shirlee Anne Clothier, a/k/a Anne Shirlee Morrison, a/k/a Anne Bordeaux, a/k/a Shirlee Anne Bordeaux
July 20, 2012
Big Bend Community Member Sentenced on Misprision of Felony Charge
Loren “Rocky” Fallis
Peever Man Found Guilty of Abusive Sexual Contact
Marcos Davila
Pipestone Man Convicted at Trial of Kidnaping by Confinement
Robert Ford
Ft. Thompson Man Sentenced for Assault
Charles His Law
Rosebud Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Darrell Bear Robe
Mission Man Charged with Assault
William Garneaux
Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Stealing
Miranda Walters
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Assault
Adam Poor Bear
July 19, 2012
Sioux City Woman Charged with Bank Robbery in Federal Court
Michelle Bock
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Stabbing
Ervin Daniel Addison
McLaughlin Woman Sentenced for Stealing from Farmer's Union Cenex
Gorgianna Mae Hepperle
Rosebud Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from Indian Tribal Organization
Tanya Walking Eagle
July 18, 2012
Bismarck Man Indicted for Kidnapping, Assault with Intent to Commit Felony, and Tampering with a Victim
Harlan J. Fisher
July 17, 2012
Minnesota Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Conspiracy
Rosendo Garcia-Navarro
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Adam Bordeaux
South Dakota Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee Names Beadle County State's Attorney Prosecutor of the Year
Moore Honored for Efforts to Combat Domestic Violence
Eagle Butte Men Sentenced for Burglarizing Residence
Lawrence Oakie, a/k/a LBJ Oakie, and John Rousseau, Jr.
July 13, 2012
Conference to Provide Training for Victim Service Providers
Offering Hope to Victims in the Spirit of Justice Conference to be held in Fargo, ND
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Murder
Kyle C. Yankton
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Theft from Indian Tribal Organization
Nathan Janis
Rosebud Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from Indian Tribal Organization
Barbara Duysak
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Drug User in Possession of Firearm
David John Kills In Water
Astoria Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
John D. Fuller
July 12, 2012
Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
Gustavo Diego-Gonzalez, a/k/a Gustavo Gonzalez, a/k/a Victor Sanchez-Ochoa
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Bank Robbery
Alvione Jones
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Larceny
Bobby R. Olson
St. Francis Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Ennors Abraham Quick Bear
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Randall Carl Little Thunder
July 10, 2012
Lower Brule Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault
Keesha Ewing
Winner Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register and Failure to Pay Child Support
Burton W. King
Colorado Woman Sentenced for Stealing at Mt. Rushmore
Raquel Janet Diaz
Mission Man Charged with Maiming, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Willard L. Dorian
Parmelee Man Charged with Third Degree Burglary, Larceny, and Aiding and Abetting
Donald Douville
July 9, 2012
Mission Man Charged with Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Robert Garrett
July 6, 2012
Signing Ceremony to Take Place at Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Headquarters
Landmark Memorandum of Understanding to be Signed
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Robert Romero
Pine Ridge Woman Indicted in Stabbing
Matilda Iron Teeth, a/k/a Matilda Red Shirt, a/k/a “Tilly”
July 5, 2012
Two Ft. Thompson Men Sentenced for Second Degree Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter
Alphonso Drapeau, III and Gavin Drapeau
Rapid City Woman Sentenced for Mail Theft
Chelsea Uchytil
Gillette Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Christopher A. Pharris
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Keith Sun Bear
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Retaliating Against a Witness
Allan Kermit Chasing Hawk
Herreid Man Sentenced for Unlawful Taking of Migratory Birds and Lacey Act Violations
Ronald M. Mittleider
July 3, 2012
Rapid City Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Embezzlement
Krissa Shewey
Montana Man Indicted for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
Michael Blackburn
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Ronald G. Jones, Sr.
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Sexual Contact with a Minor
Raymond Uses The Knife III
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as Sex Offender
Kermit Bear Stops
Pierre Man Convicted of Unlawful Taking of Migratory Birds
Charles M. Ross
July 2, 2012
Colton Man Sentenced in Conspiracy to Destroy Evidence
Robert Butts
Pine Ridge Man and Woman Charged with Child Abuse
Shalaine Bear Runner & Mitchell Gay
Rosebud Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Joseph Cloudman
June 2012
June 29, 2012
Eagle Butte Woman Arraigned on Larceny and Burglary Charges
Jocelyn Chasing Hawk
June 27, 2012
Pine Ridge Man Pleads to Assaulting a Tribal Officer
Bennett Leroy Sierra Jr.
Man and Woman from Rapid City Guilty of Selling Counterfeit Items
Bar Braver and Ravaye Meltzer
June 26, 2012
Canton Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Mark Ross
Alcester Woman Sentenced for Health Care Fraud
Tylese Rodriquez, a/k/a Tylese Marie Pearson
Parmelee Man Charged with Robbery and Assault
Levi Big Crow, Jr.
Manderson Man Indicted for Assault
Eric Kills Enemy at Night, a/k/a Eric Kills Enemy
Rapid City Man Indicted for Failing to Update Sex Offender Registration
Shaun Jason Meyer
June 25, 2012
Operation Prairie Pharm
Twelve Individuals Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Bennett County
Lower Brule Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse Charge
Sean Johnson
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Two Assaults on Two Victims
Jody Jeremy Dupris
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Sexually Abusing a Minor
Jason One Feather
Rapid City Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Embezzlement
Jessica Frease
Wakpala Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault
Lyle Baker, Sr.
Pine Ridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of a Controlled Substance
David Mousseau
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murder
Lawrence Anthony Whipple
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to First Degree Burglary and Resisting a Federal Officer
Ty Yellow Eyes
Lower Brule Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary
Tyler Walters
Lower Brule Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Adeline Skunk
Eagle Butte Woman Arraigned on Burglary and Larceny Charges
Jacie Cavanaugh
Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
Manuel Flores-Cortez
Mission Man Charged with Assault
Byron Eagleman
Rosebud Man Sentenced on Charge of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding a Federal Officer
Joel Emery Marshall
Wanblee Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping and Aiding and Abetting
William Jakeway
Montana Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Anthony Pease
Kyle Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge
Angel Vasquez
June 19, 2012
Oglala Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact
Christopher Lone Elk
Georgia Man Guilty of Making a False or Fictitious Statement; Sentenced to Prison and Restitution
Randolph Hill
Mission Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Clayton Paul High Pipe, Jr.
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Loren Dog Eyes
Scottsbluff Man Sentenced for Living in U.S. Illegally
Juan Villa-Mejia
June 18, 2012
Miller Man Indicted for Violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Witness Tampering
Jeff G. Blachford
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Counterfeiting
Carlos Ambriz, Jr.
St. Francis Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Anthony Little Hoop
Three Men Indicted on Hunting Violations
Mike Bishop, Mike Evangelista, and Vernon Renville
June 15, 2012
McLaughlin Men Sentenced for Assault
Kenton Walks and William Little Bear
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Escape
Wilbur Toledo Flute
Colorado Woman Indicted for Bank Fraud
Sandra Artichoker
June 13, 2012
Tea Man Sentenced for Accessing and Possessing Child Pornography
Cameron Schwartzle
Wounded Knee Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
Clayton Dale Jealous of Him
Pine Ridge Man Pleads to Third Degree Burglary
Phillip George
June 12, 2012
Two Federal Inmates Sentenced
Quentin Tucker and Devon Philips
Sioux Falls Man Indicted for ID Theft
Mark Steven Shepard, a/k/a Kellynn Daleigh Kennedy, a/k/a Kellynn Dalemay Kennedy, a/k/a Mark Oliver Gallaher
June 11, 2012
Rosebud Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Andrea Ruth Barrera
McLaughlin Man Indicted for Distribution of Marijuana
Chaske Lyndon Little Bear
Minnesota Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Scott A. Mork
June 7, 2012
Texas Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
David L. Oxner
Colorado Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
David A. Stetson
Timber Lake Man Sentenced for Assaulting Female Victim
Thomas Winston
June 6, 2012
Standing Rock Tribal Council Member Convicted by Federal Jury of Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Kerby St. John
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Assault
James Leon Big Crow
Little Eagle Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Grady Laine Uses Arrow
Rosebud Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Sexual Abuse of Child
Gilbert Oliver Crow Eagle
Little Eagle Woman Sentenced for Child Abuse
Jackie Little Dog, a/k/a Audrey Jacqueline Little Dog, a/k/a Audrey Jacqueline Bobtail Bear
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Assaulting Man with Tire Iron
Curtis Grant Thompson Jr.
Arizona Man Sentenced on Wire Fraud Charge
Chadrick A. Sayer
June 5, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud
Donald R. Anglin
Bismarck Man Sentenced for Stealing Vehicle From Driveway
Tyrell Running Bear
Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Federal Officer
Pamela Dawn Garreau
Federal Prisoner Sentenced on Escape Charge
Marlon Jermane Smith
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
Steven Anthony Pelz
June 4, 2012
Two Men Indicted for Violating Migratory Bird Act
Jeremy Hoefs and Damien Rexrode
Colorado Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Richard D. Goodrich
May 2012
May 30, 2012
Two Rosebud Men Charged with Third Degree Burglary, Larceny, and Aiding and Abetting
Harold Black Bull and Jonathan White Lance
North Dakota Woman Sentenced for Embezzling
Rhonda Azure
Rosebud Man Charged with Theft from Indian Tribal Organization and Aiding and Abetting
Nathan Janis
May 29, 2012
Rapid City Woman Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Charges
Rainbow Stoneman
McLaughlin Man Indicted for Assaulting Man with Box Cutter
Roland Joseph Thundershield, a/k/a Roland Joseph Antelope
McLaughlin Man Indicted for Assault with Intent to Commit Murder
Rodney Lyman Reeds
Kyle Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Controlled Substances and Intoxicants in Indian Country
Bernie Montileaux
May 25, 2012
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Assaulting Woman Near Kenel
Curtis Grant Thompson, Sr.
May 24, 2012
Colorado Woman Charged With Stealing From Mt. Rushmore Gift Shop
Raquel Diaz
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Pius Whirlwind Soldier
Rosebud Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Marie Whirlwind Soldier
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Unregistered Firearm
Zane M. Swimmer
St. Francis Man Guilty of Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Andrew Spotted Elk
May 23, 2012
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter
Jason James DeSersa
Rosebud and St. Francis Men Arraigned on Charges of Third Degree Burglary and Larceny
Steven Whiting and Paul Guerrero
Ft. Thompson Man Arraigned on Firearms and Wildlife Charges
Richard Coleman, Jr.
May 22, 2012
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact
Markis Rattling Leaf
Two Pine Ridge Women Sentenced for Assault
Sammi Jo Herman and Sarah Marie Herman
Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Making False Statements to a Federal Agency
Alex White Eyes
May 21, 2012
St. Francis Woman Charged with Making False Statements to a Federal Agency and Concealing a Person from Arrest
Jamie Iron Shell
Rapid City Man Fined for Illegally Marking Pine Trees for Removal
Brian Brademeyer
Winner Woman Charged with Misprision of a Felony
Allisa Hawkman
Lower Brule Man Charged with Assault
Earl LaRoche
McLaughlin Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
Bradley Speker
May 17, 2012
Martin Man Guilty of Two Counts of Assault
Everett Libby
Mission Woman Charged with False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Claims; False Statements; Theft
Donna Peterson
May 16, 2012
South Shore Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Benjamin J. Boyle
Iowan Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Charles L. Coyle
Winner Man Charged with Second Degree Murder and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Taylor White Buffalo
Ft. Thompson Man Arraigned on Assaulting a Federal Officer Charge
Simon Antelope, Jr.
Bullhead Woman Sentenced on Tampering with Witness Charge
Lucille Little Eagle
May 15, 2012
Nebraska Man Guilty of Living in U.S. Illegally
Juan Manuel Villa-Mejia
Rapid City Man Guilty of Escape
Wilbur Flute
Rosebud Man Charged with Assault and Firearm Violation
Barry Allman
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges
Wade Keith Goodface
May 14, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit United States Currency
Christipher West
Kyle Man Pleads to Larceny
Peter K.C. Gay
Guatemalan Citizen Sentenced in Immigration Offense
Juan Najera-Hernandez
Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced in Immigration Offense
Maria DeJesus Sanchez-Mejia
Elkton Man Charged with Illegal Reentry
Guadalupe Mejia-Ramirez
Mission Man Sentenced for Assault
Paul DeNoyer
Mission Man Arraigned on Charge of Failure to Register as Sex Offender
Keith Sun Bear
May 10, 2012
Federal Inmate Charged with Possession of Marijuana
William Smith
Pine Ridge Woman Guilty of Assault
Jamie Lynn Eagle Bull
May 10, 2012
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Possession of Marijuana
Eric Paul Red Bird, Sr.
St. Francis Man Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy Case
Harvey Covey
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Wayne Besherse
May 8, 2012
Money Judgment Rendered Against Aberdeen Podiatrist for Violations of the False Claims Act
Sioux Falls Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Meth
Amanda Kathleen Kohler
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Charges of Third Degree Burglary and Larceny
Tyler Walters
Huron Man Indicted for Illegally Reentering U.S.
Fredy Ricardo Echeverria-Ovalle
Sioux Falls Man Indicted for Illegally Reentering U.S.
Jesus Ramirez-Chilel
May 4, 2012
Mission Man Sentenced in Two Separate Cases
Brady Paul Makes Room For Them
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Violation of the Lacey Act
Brad Byron McAlister
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Lacey Act Violations
Donald C. Sundell
May 3, 2012
Two Rapid City Women Charged With Theft & Embezzlement, and One Woman Charged With Theft
Chelsea Uchytil, Jessica Frease, Krissa Shewey
Porcupine Woman Pleads Guilty to Dispensing Intoxicants on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Julia Marie Lamont, a/k/a Marie Lamont
Pine Ridge Man Charged with Sexual Abuse
Benjamin Leonard
Rosebud Man Arraigned on Assault Charges
Loren Dog Eyes
May 2, 2012
Little Eagle Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
Burton Little Dog
Bullhead Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Bank in McLaughlin
Ella Mae Kills Pretty Enemy
Wakpala Man Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child
Gerard Deshauquette a/k/a Gerard Desheuquette
Clark Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Daniel T. Weber
Ft. Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Misprision of Felony
Loren Rocky Fallis
Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Miranda Walters
Rapid City Man Indicted for Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Christopher Arehart
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Ervin D. Addison
Missouri Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Todd J. Larson
Parmelee Woman Arraigned on Charge of Involuntary Manslaughter
Kenna Young
May 1, 2012
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Victim with Air Pistol
Adam Poor Bear
Rosebud Man Sentenced in Two Assault Cases
Michael Charging Elk
Mission Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer
Roger Watts
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assaulting Minor in McLaughlin
Nathan I. Eastman
Rosebud Man Indicted for Assault and Child Abuse
Aaron Sharpfish
Waubay Man Charged with Five Counts of Wildlife Charges
Kevin Jorgenson
April 2012
April 30, 2012
Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry after Deportation
Manuel Cortez-Flores, a/k/a Manuel Flores-Cortez, a/k/a Hugo Flores-Flores
Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry After Deportation
Gustavo Diego-Gonzalez
McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Contact with Woman
Sheldon Gerry
April 27, 2012
Civil Rights Conference to Include Screening of the Movie “Bully”
April 26, 2012
McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of and Contact with Minors
Michael Seibel
Area Woman Indicted for Attempted Murder
Jean Rollinger
Marty Man Indicted for Burglary and Assault
Gregory C. Provost
April 25, 2012
Wanblee Men Charged with Kidnapping; Assault with a Dangerous Weapon; Child Abuse; Discharging, Brandishing, Carrying or Possessing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Aiding and Abetting
William Jakeway and Jerett Jakeway
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Christopher L. Two Lance
Felon in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced
Paul Joseph
April 24, 2012
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary Charge
Lawrence Oakie
April 23, 2012
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Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Gillman Roddy Long, a/k/a Dave Gillman Long
Two Federal Inmates Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Obtain a Prohibited Object
Quentin Tucker and Devon Philips
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy
Beau Dyvig
Colorado Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Lance S. Henrickson, a/k/a Lance S. Hendrickson
Mission Woman Indicted for Assaulting Federal Officer
Marjorie Lunderman
Rosebud Man Arraigned on Firearms Charges
Zane M. Swimmer
April 20, 2012
Mission Man Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer
Theophilus Joseph Gary
April 19, 2012
Ft. Thompson Woman Sentenced on Driving While Intoxicated Charge
Kristy His Law
Bullhead Man Sentenced for Assault
Alex Little Eagle
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charge
Sean Johnson
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Two
Jody Jeremy Dupris
Aberdeen Man Sentenced for Making False Statement to US Fish and Wildlife Officers
Kyle Blubaugh
Ft. Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Charles His Law
Minnesotan Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
John D. Fuller
Tennessee Resident Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Brian R. Nolbert
Wisconsin Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Robert Michael Schaller
April 18, 2012
Wakpala Man Sentenced to 276 months for Sexual Abuse and Assault
Justin Birdhorse
Rapid City Woman Convicted of Fraudulently Taking VA Payments
Patricia Maki
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Assault
Leon Donald Farlee
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Domestic Assault by Habitual Offender
Adam Bordeaux
April 17, 2012
Mexican Woman Sentenced for Using a Fraudulent Immigration Document
Maria Pena
Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Victim with a Car
Myrna LeClaire
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Michael Philip Guerue
Rapid City Man Charged With Escape
Wilbur Toledo Flute
Manderson Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Michael Ghost
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Living in U.S. Illegally
Martin Sanchez-Garza
Summerset Man Sentenced for Tampering
Paul Doering
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Possessing Child Pornography
Robin Lemme
Wanblee Man Guilty of Stealing a Truck
Godfrey Chipps
April 16, 2012
Monticello, Minnesota, Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute 500 Grams or More of a Mixture Containing Methamphetamine
Rosendo Garcia-Navarro
Idaho Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Simon J. Lete
Manderson Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from an Indian Tribal Organization
Deb Cuny
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Sexual Contact
Daniel Leonard Red Horse, Jr.
Wanblee Woman Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy
Geraldine Williams
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Firearms Offense
Marckus Drake
April 13, 2012
Lower Brule Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Diazepam/Valium
Russell Thigh
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Assault Charges
Merle Whitney Marrowbone, Jr.
Mission Man Sentenced for Assault
Francis Farmer
Lower Brule Woman Arraigned on Assault Charges
Adeline Skunk
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Joseph Cloudman
Watertown Man Indicted for Firearms Offenses
Michael Angel Aguirre
April 12, 2012
Ft. Thompson Men Plead Guilty to Second Degree Murder and Manslaughter Charges
Alphonso Drapeau, III and Gavin Drapeau
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Two Cases of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact
Clarence Jeffrey Smith, a/k/a Jeffrey Clarence Smith
Winner Man Sentenced in Marijuana Distribution Conspiracy
Timothy Flammond
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana
Dana Farmer
Sisseton-Area Man Charged with Making False Statements in Relation to the 2010 Disappearance of a Sisseton Man
Michael Todd Never Misses A Shot
Lower Brule Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register
James St. Cloud
Timber Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Thomas James Jones Winston
Mitchell Man Indicted for Firearms Offenses
Lonnie Dean Hunter
Emery Woman Indicted for Federal Program Fraud
Jolene K. Schulz
April 10, 2012
Colorado Man Guilty of Possessing Unregistered Firearms
David McKeehan
Rapid City Man Charged with Social Security Fraud
Ray Red Leaf
Pine Ridge Man Pleads Guilty to First Degree Burglary
Alan Standing Soldier, Jr.
April 9, 2012
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy
Joseph Gilbert Vigil
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Burglary
Phillip T. George, Jr.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Two Simple Assault Charges
Stephan Michael Randall, a/k/a Stephan Rodriguez
April 6, 2012
Four Men Indicted on Charge of Conspiracy to Distribute more than 500 Grams of Methamphetamine
Hugo Arechiga-Torres, Wilbur Sainai Valdovinos-Gil, Tomas Torres, and Francisco Escobar-Tinjero
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Traveling With Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Contact with a Minor
Jeffrey Krogman
April 5, 2012
Nebraska Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Charles J. Spahn
Missouri Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Thomas R. Thomas
North Carolina Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Alton A. McEachern
April 4, 2012
Canton Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
Mark Ross
Lower Brule Man Indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute Diazepam
Russell Ronald Thigh
April 3, 2012
Okreek Woman Charged with False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters and Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud
Shirlee Anne Clothier, a/k/a Anne Shirlee Morrison, a/k/a Anne Bordeaux, a/k/a Shirlee Anne Bordeaux
Marty Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact with a Minor
Donavan Rouse
April 2, 2012
Hudson Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud
Tylese Rodriquez, a/k/a Tylese Marie Pearson
Rosebud Man Charged with Drug User in Possession of a Firearm
David John Kills In Water
Red Scaffold Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Kermit Oris Bear Stops
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Burglary and Larceny Charges
Daniel Berry
Little Eagle Man Indicted for Sexual Assault
Grady Laine Uses Arrow
March 2012
March 29, 2012
Ft. Thompson Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Conrad Fleury
Ft. Thompson Man Sentenced on Sexual Abuse Charge
Craig Kirkie
Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Making False Statements to a Federal Agency
Alex White Eyes
St. Francis Man Arraigned on Charge of Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Ennors Abraham Quick Bear
Lower Brule Woman Arraigned on Assault Charges
Keesha Ewing
Allen Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact With a Minor
Brandonlex Sitting Bear, a/k/a Brandon Sitting Bear
Allen Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
Frederick Packed
Pine Ridge Man Charged With Removing Parts From and Abandoning Vehicles
Keith Allison
Sturgis Man and Woman Indicted for Exporting Ammunition Without a License
Marc Jamison and Kathy Greenhaw
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Stabbing
Derek Lamont
Utah Man Sentenced for Living in U.S. Illegally
Israel Murilla-Silva
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender
Nathan Makes Room For Them
March 28, 2012
Colorado Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Lance G. Clemons
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary
John Rousseau, Jr.
March 27, 2012
Mission Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Shad Dillon
Wood Man Sentenced for Assault
Eli Henry Siers
Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Making Counterfeit Currency
Carlos Ambriz, Jr.
Lower Brule Man Sentenced on Failure to Register Charge
Glen Eagle Thunder
Ft. Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse Charge
Kyle Ray Merritt
March 26, 2012
Rosebud Man Charged with Sexual Abuse, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, and Aiding and Abetting
Anthony Fast Horse
March 23, 2012
Spearfish Man Indicted on Several Counts of Mail Fraud and Misbranding of a Drug
John Martin
McLaughlin Man Indicted for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Kevin Fischer
McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Assault
Kyle White Bull
Eagle Butte Man Arraigned on Assault Charges
Ervin D. Addison
Timber Lake Man Indicted for Possession of Marijuana and Assault
Thomas James Jones Winston
March 22, 2012
Mission Man Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Abuse
George Allen Scott
Rosebud Woman Charged with Sexual Abuse, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, and Aiding and Abetting
Ina Crow Dog
Rosebud Man Charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Child Abuse
Vinney Farmer
March 21, 2012
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Paul DeNoyer
Rosebud Woman Arraigned on Charges of Theft from Indian Tribal Organization and Aiding and Abetting
Barbara Duysak
Rosebud Woman Arraigned on Charges of Theft from Indian Tribal Organization and Aiding and Abetting
Tanya Walking Eagle
March 19, 2012
Eagle Butte Woman Arraigned on Theft Charge
Miranda Walters
Mobridge Man Indicted for Distribution of Marijuana
David A. Dekker
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
David L. Oxner
March 16, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
Donald R. Anglin
Boulder, Colorado, Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
James Leon Big Crow
Winner Man Charged with Failure to Register
Burton W. King
Ft. Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register
Kyle Gene Marks
Pine Ridge Man Indicted on Drug Charges
David Mousseau
March 15, 2012
Little Eagle Woman Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse
Jackie Little Dog, a/k/a Audrey Jacqueline Little Dog, a/k/a Audrey Jacqueline Bobtail Bear
Bullhead Woman Indicted for Bank Embezzlement
Ella Mae Kills Pretty Enemy
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Man with Tire Iron
Curtis G. Thompson
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Charges
Eric Paul Red Bird, Sr.
March 14, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Indicted for Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
Senad Sacipovic
Maryland Man Sentenced for Dakotaland Federal Credit Union Robbery
Gary Allen Densmore
Miller Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Embezzlement
Susan Mareska
Bismarck Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Vehicle
Tyrell Running Bear
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Clayton High Pipe
Cherry Creek Man Sentenced for Striking, Beating and Wounding
Lawrence Tyler Mexican
Scottsbluff Man Charged With Living in U.S. Illegally
Juan Villa-Mejia
Manderson Man Indicted on Drug Charges
Nathan Ghost
Pine Ridge Man Indicted on Drug Charges
David Mousseau
March 12, 2012
Manderson Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
Leo Villarreal
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Striking a Woman in the Face
Curtis Swift Bird
Wanblee Man Guilty of Shooting Man With BB Gun
Merle Sitting Up
Man From Mexico Guilty of Illegally Living in the United States
Jaime Munoz-Jurado
Batesland Man Sentenced for Selling Eagles and Hawks
Tilden Reddest
Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Assault
Xavier Long
March 9, 2012
Pine Ridge Man Guilty of Assault
James Bear Robe
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Albert Hollow Horn
March 8, 2012
Five Indicted for Selling Liquor on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Marnie Water, a/k/a Marnie Waters, a/k/a Marnie Water Eagle Bull, Darrell Spotted Elk, Sr., Florine Chipps, a/k/a Florine Conquering Bear, Merle Leighton, Sr., and Julia Marie Lamont, a/k/a Marie Lamont
Mission Man Pleads Not Guilty to First Degree Murder
Lawrence Anthony Whipple
Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Woman With Vehicle
Robin Chasing Hawk
Kyle Man Guilty of Possessing Unregistered Firearm
Angel Vasquez
Wakpala Man Indicted for Sexual Assault of a Minor
Tyrel DeMarrias, a/k/a Tyrell DeMarrias
McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Kenton Walks
New York Man Indicted for Larceny
Bobby R. Olson
March 7, 2012
White River Man Sentenced for Sexual Contact with a Minor
Lloyd Larvie
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Burglary Charge
Delon Holy Bear
March 6, 2012
Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer with a Knife
Pamela Dawn Garreau
Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 24 Months for Illegal Reentry
Albert Villannueva-Luna aka Albert Villannueva-Reyes
Mission Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Juan Colombe
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Second Degree Burglary
Cheyne Michael Thompson
March 5, 2012
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Burglary Charge
Clinton S. Buckman
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Raymond Flute
March 2, 2012
Jury Convicts Rosebud Man of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child
Gilbert Oliver Crow Eagle
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Ronald G. Jones, Sr.
Wakpala Man Indicted for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child & Aggravated Sexual Contact with a Child
Gerard Deshauquette
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding a Federal Officer
Joel Emery Marshall, Jr.
March 1, 2012
Okreek Man Sentenced on Assault Charges
Guy Fast Horse
Rosebud Man Arraigned on Assault Charge
Joseph Cloudman
Watertown Woman Indicted for Defrauding Social Security
Jana Harford, aka Jana Hagman, aka Jana Becker, aka Jana Jensen
February 2012
February 29, 2012
Eagle Butte Man Arraigned on Assault Charge
Merle Whitney Marrowbone, Jr.
February 28, 2012
Pine Ridge Man Charged With Killing a Man With a Baseball Bat
Antoine Robert Bissonette, Jr.
Batesland Man Indicted for Assaulting Federal Officer
William Morrisette
Pine Ridge Man Charged With Assaulting a Federal Officer
Bennett Leroy Sierra, Jr.
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse and Assault with Dangerous Weapon
Jody Jeremy Dupris
Aberdeen Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Allen Dunlavy
Parmelee Man Pleads Not Guilty to Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force
Randall Carl Little Thunder
Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Benjamin J. Boyle
Rosebud Man Arraigned on Charges of First Degree Burglary, Theft of Government Property, Destruction of Government Property, Larceny, and Resisting a Federal Officer
Ty Syro Yellow Eyes
Mission Man Arraigned on Charge of Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Markis Anthony Rattling Leaf
South Carolina Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
David B. Woodell
February 23, 2012
Rosebud Man Arraigned on Assault Charges
Adam Bordeaux
February 22, 2012
McIntosh Man Sentenced on Larceny Charge
Kyle Roubideaux
Sioux Falls Man Enters Guilty Plea to Passing Counterfeit United States Currency
Christipher West
February 17, 2012
Second Sioux Falls Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child
Emmanuel William Nyuon
Two Convicted of Distributing Marijuana
Sandra K. Berry and Kim Bradley Catania
Bonesteel Man Arraigned on Charges of Aggravated Sexual Abuse, Abusive Sexual Contact, Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Sexual Contact with a Minor, and Child Abuse
Robert Louis Prue
Mission Man Sentenced for Third Degree Burglary
Anthony Wayne Kitteaux
Okreek Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Guy Fast Horse
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Vernon Blackhorse
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Michael Charging Elk
Mexican Citizen Indicted for Illegal Reentry after Deportation
Gustavo Diego-Gonzalez, aka Gustavo Gonzalez, aka Victor Sanchez-Ochoa
Mexican Citizen Indicted for Illegal Reentry after Deportation
Manuel Cortez-Flores, aka Manuel Flores-Cortez, aka Hugo Flores-Flores
February 16, 2012
Four Indicted for Passing, Making, and Dealing In Counterfeit US Currency
Jared D. Thompson, Nicholas Dooyema, Roy Lee Brown, Robyn Adolph
Flandreau Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Darwin Crow
St. Francis Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
Reno Running Enemy
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for Illegal Possession of Firearm & Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Eric Paul Red Bird, Sr.
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Brady Paul Makes Room For Them
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Brady Paul Makes Room For Them
February 15, 2012
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Assault
Michael Charging Elk
Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Nathan I. Eastman
Louisiana Man Sentenced for Failing to Update Sex Offender Registration
Jody Ray Dutton
Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States
Israel Murillo-Silva
Wounded Knee Man Indicted for Stealing Chainsaws
Jeremy Elk
February 14, 2012
Lower Brule Man Sentenced on Assault Charge
John R. Estes, II
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Wilson Provencial
St. Francis Woman Sentenced for Assault
Valencia Four Horns
February 10, 2012
Two Sentenced to Prison Terms for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Tax Evasion
Ron Jones and Arland Clark
Hudson Woman Charged with Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud and Health Care Fraud
Tylese Marie Rodriquez, a/k/a Tylese Marie Pearson
February 9, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Child
Tajahn Kahlil Clinton
Fort Thompson Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Austin Abernathy
February 8, 2012
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as Sex Offender
Frank White Thunder
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Officer
Roger Watts
Mission Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Michael Yellow Eagle
February 7, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Charged in Lennox Burglary
John Robert Graham
McLaughlin Man Indicted for Three Counts of Sexual Abuse
Sheldon Gerry
Mission Man Sentenced for Interstate Domestic Violence
Aaron Young
Porcupine Man Guilty of Assaulting a Federal Officer
Dre Red Feather
Mission Couple Sentenced for Selling Eagle Parts
Shane and Noella Red Hawk
Le Mars, Iowa, Woman Charged with Theft in Connection with Health Care
Wendy Gonzales
February 6, 2012
Manderson Man Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter
Michael Ghost
Rapid City Man Indicted for Drug Conspiracy
Kyle Soltesz
Clark Man Sentenced for Theft From Tribe
Donald Dunlavy
Utah Man Indicted For Illegally Reentering the United States
Israel Murillo-Silva
February 3, 2012
Two Eagle Butte Men Arraigned on Burglary and Larceny Charges
Lawrence Oakie a/k/a LBJ Oakie
John Rousseau, Jr.
Arizona Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Child Support
Floyd M. Campbell
February 1, 2012
Wood Man Enters Plea of Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Paul Allen Joseph
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
Israel Left Hand Bull
Ft. Thompson Man Arraigned on Sexual Abuse Charges
Kyle Merritt
January 2012
January 31, 2012
Methamphetamine Distribution Scheme Results in Life Sentence
Viengxay Chantharath
Mission Woman Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana
Arlene Chauncey
Parmelee Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Michael Phillip Guerue
Clark Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
Daniel T. Weber
Lower Brule Woman Sentenced for Possession of Marijuana
Jane Big Eagle
January 30, 2012
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Passing Counterfeit United States Currency
Lance Majestic House
Mission Man Arraigned on Charges of Second Degree Murder, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Aiding and Abetting
Travis Lewis
Mission Man Pled Not Guilty to Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Brady Makes Room For Them
January 27, 2012
New York Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Michael C. Hutchinson
Mission Man Arraigned on Charges of Second Degree Murder, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Aiding and Abetting
Ronald Dean Kills In Water
January 26, 2012
Eagle Butte Man Indicted for First Degree Burglary and Aggravated Sexual Abuse
David Ross Low Dog
January 25, 2012
Ft. Thompson Woman Pleads Guilty to Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence
Kristy M. His Law
Lower Brule Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Register
Glen Eagle Thunder
Texas Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Charles G. Bradford
January 24, 2012
Nebraska Woman Sentenced on Drug Charges
Tamera Angel His Blue Horse
Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Contact
Daniel Red Horse, Jr.
Colorado Man Indicted for Failure to Pay Child Support
Gary Hassell
Mission Man Sentenced to Probation for Possession of Marijuana
Michael Brave
Mission Couple Sentenced in Drug Case
Matthew Scott and Brittany Shaw
Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Possession of Fraudulent Immigration Documents
Nelson Miraldo Lopez Y Lopez
Ft. Thompson Man Arraigned on Failure to Register as Sex Offender Charge
Kyle Marks
January 23, 2012
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Social Security Fraud
Christopher David Curtis
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse
Jerry Matthew Chasing Hawk
January 20, 2012
Summerset Man Pleads Guilty to Tampering
Paul Doering
Rosebud Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Children from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Two Separate Cases
Clarence Jeffrey Smith
Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault
Myrna F. LeClaire
Sioux Falls Man Indicted for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet
William Craig Bluedog
Lower Brule Man Indicted on Child Pornography Charges
Leroy Good Face
January 18, 2012
Rapid City Man Guilty of Possessing Child Pornography
Robin Lemme
Rapid City Man Guilty of Living in United States Illegally
Martin Sanchez-Garza
Peever Man Indicted for Abusive Sexual Contact
Marcos Davila
Mitchell Man Indicted for Bank Fraud
William D. Weier
January 17, 2012
Montana Man Guilty of Selling Eagle Parts
Ernie Stewart
January 13, 2012
Lower Brule Man Arraigned on Failure to Register Charge
James St. Cloud
Mexican Citizen Sentenced on Drug Charge
Luis Carlos Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Spearfish Woman Sentenced for Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud
Sherry Lee Goldsmith, a/k/a Sherry Lee Thompson
Martin Man Indicted for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
Everett Libby
Porcupine Man Sentenced to Imprisonment for Sexual Abuse
Don Williams
January 12, 2012
Little Eagle Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Person Incapable of Consenting
Loren Larrabee
Wakpala Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Justin Birdhorse
Two Pine Ridge Women Plead Guilty to Assault
Sarah Herman and Sammi Herman
Colorado Man Indicted for Bank Fraud
Benjamin Artichoker
Porcupine Man Sentenced For Selling Eagle Parts
Stanley Littleboy
Pine Ridge Man Pleads Guilty to Stabbing
Derek Lamont
North Dakota Woman Charged in Death of Baby
Kehuanna Poitra
Kyle Man Indicted For Illegally Possessing Weapon
Angel Vasquez
January 11, 2012
Mission Man Sentenced for Abusive Sexual Contact
Eugene L. Featherman
January 10, 2012
Spearfish Woman Sentenced for Not Paying Taxes
Mary Clark
January 9, 2012
Parmelee Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Ian James Burning Breast
Okreek Man Sentenced for Assault
Adam Joe Hedrick
Mission Woman Sentenced on Assault Charge
Kyla Sharp Butte
January 6, 2012
Fort Thompson Man Charged with Misprision of a Felony and False Statement
Loren “Rocky” Fallis
Mission Man Arraigned on Assault Charges
Brady Paul Makes Room For Them
January 5, 2012
Fort Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse
Craig W. Kirkie
Nicaraguan Citizen Sentenced for Possessing Fraudulent Immigration Documents
Santos Cruz Pastrana
North Dakota Man Indicted for Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Vehicle and Larceny
Tyrell Running Bear
Ft. Thompson Man Pleads Guilty to Assault Charge
Conrad Lee Fleury
January 4, 2012
Rosebud Man Charged with Concealing and Destroying Evidence
Calvin Phillip Gillette
Dupree Woman Arraigned on Federal Charges
Inez Iron Bird
Mission Man Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter
Shad Dillon
Wood Man Pleads Guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Eli Henry Siers
January 3, 2012
Hot Springs Man Indicted for Possessing Stolen Firearms
Matthew Tornquist
California Woman Sentenced for Failing to Pay Child Support
Karla Atkins, a/k/a Karla Hanson
Pine Ridge Man Indicted for Assault
Marvin Little Hawk
Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Failure to Pay Legal Child Support
Lance C. Clemons