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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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.
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Alison J. Ramsdell, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, is acknowledging June as Elder Abuse Awareness Month alongside federal, state, tribal, and local advocates.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced the sentencing of two individuals from South Dakota for drug trafficking.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Grady Laine Uses Arrow, a resident of Little Eagle, South Dakota, has been sentenced to two years and 11 months in federal prison.
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A Rapid City man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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A Box Elder woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her involvement in an assault within the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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A man from Rapid City, South Dakota, has been sentenced to over ten years in federal prison for voluntary manslaughter. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence on June 6, 2025.
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A Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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A man from Porcupine, South Dakota, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for the sexual abuse of a minor. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence on May 30, 2025.
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A Pine Ridge man has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter and firearm possession.