U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a Yankton, South Dakota man for distributing a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender. U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange sentenced Adrian Fast Dog, 45, to two years and nine months in federal...
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A federal jury in Sioux Falls has found Boru Guye Wako, Jr., 39, guilty of two firearm-related charges.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Eddie Bromwich, a resident of Lower Brule, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Bromwich to six months in federal prison for assaulting, resisting,...
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Thaddeus James Grant, a resident of Lower Brule, South Dakota, has been sentenced for assaulting, resisting, and impeding a federal officer.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota man, Patrick Red Legs, has been sentenced for failing to register as a sex offender.
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Over the course of 2024, law enforcement agencies in South Dakota seized 230 firearms possessed illegally, as announced by United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Branden Tyler Bernard, a resident of Box Elder, South Dakota, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler to seven years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
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A Fort Thompson man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in central South Dakota.
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A Rapid City man has been acquitted of a firearm charge after a federal jury trial.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Hayden Sengua, a 25-year-old man from Rapid City, South Dakota, on charges related to child pornography.
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A Bullhead, South Dakota woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for assault with a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentence on June 23, 2025.
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Earlier this week, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota hosted its second annual Summer Law Camp in Sioux Falls.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Malania Rose Fast Horse, a 25-year-old woman from Wakpala, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann sentenced Fast Horse to 13 years in federal prison for...
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of a Rapid City man for voluntary manslaughter. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Luke Standing Bear, 19, to eight years in federal prison on June 18, 2025.
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A Peever, South Dakota man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for assaulting his spouse. U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann handed down the sentence to Terry Wayne Sterling Heminger, 27, on June 16, 2025.
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A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography.
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A man has been charged with assault with intent to commit murder following an incident at the Wounded Knee Memorial Site in the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Diana Ryan, an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Civil Division at the United States Attorney’s Office in South Dakota, has been awarded the title of Attorney of the Year by the State...
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A man from Mitchell, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in the Rapid City area.