U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
-
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to over six years in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a felon and distribution of methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schrier handed down the sentence on February 10, 2025.
-
Each year on February 11, more than one hundred countries recognize "Safer Internet Day."
-
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange delivered the sentence on February 7, 2025, following a guilty plea from Len Homelvig, age 55.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Arnold Dean Buck Elk Thunder, Jr., a resident of Eagle Butte, South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Buck Elk Thunder to 18 months in federal prison for...
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the indictment of Jerry Lamont, a 60-year-old resident of Rapid City, South Dakota.
-
A jury in Rapid City, South Dakota, has found Victor Dominquez guilty of multiple charges, including one count of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor, five counts of abusive sexual contact, and two counts of felony child abuse.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of Evan Frederick Light, a 22-year-old from Lebanon, Indiana. U.S. Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange sentenced Light to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in conspiracies...
-
A federal jury has found Clayton Fire Thunder, 40, from Oglala, South Dakota, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of making false statements.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the conviction of Ellery Zephier, Sr., 39, from Marty, South Dakota.
-
A man from Mission, South Dakota, has been sentenced to federal prison for larceny.
-
A Norris, South Dakota man has been sentenced to federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte delivered the sentence on February 4, 2025.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced the sentencing of Nathaniel Yazzie, a 24-year-old man from Sisseton, South Dakota, for child abuse. U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced Yazzie to one year and seven months in federal...
-
A Rapid City man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing a firearm while being a felon.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Arlen Blackburn, a 19-year-old from Rapid City, South Dakota, for possession of an unregistered firearm. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence on...
-
A Guatemala man residing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor using the internet.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Michigan woman has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler handed down the sentence on January 27, 2025.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Taylor Bloomgren, a 23-year-old from Box Elder, South Dakota, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for receiving child pornography.
-
A Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death.
-
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of Madonna Peterson, a resident of Martin, South Dakota, for larceny. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence on January 24, 2025.
-
A Bismarck, North Dakota man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and tampering with a witness.