United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, man convicted of Child Abuse was sentenced on Feb. 10, 2014, by U.S. District Court Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Allen White, a/k/a AJ White, age 25, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in custody, 18 months of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
White was charged by Information for Child Abuse on Nov. 15, 2013. He pled guilty on Nov. 18, 2013.
The charge stems from a Sept. 19, 2013, incident that occurred near Dupree. White was angry at his mother and threw a backpack at her that contained a sport energy drink that was full. The heavy backpack missed White’s mother and instead struck the child victim in the head.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mikal Hanson prosecuted the case.
White was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to commence serving his sentence.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
