United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Brandishing of a Firearm During a Crime of violence as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on June 1, 2017.
Philip Anthony Battese, age 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Jan. 19, 2017, for resisting a law enforcement officer with a pistol.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Lower Brule agency. The U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
