United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Robbery, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on Oct. 28, 2015.
Jami Walking Bull, age 35, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 11, 2015
The charges stemmed from an alleged incident that occurred on May 12, 2015, when Walking Bull allegedly robbed and assaulted a man on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek Agency and the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
