United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on Oct. 2, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Justin Fast Horse, age 21, was sentenced to 9 months in custody followed by 2 years of supervised release. Fast Horse was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $6,883.99, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Fast Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 15, 2017. He pled guilty on July 6, 2017.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on the evening of March 3, 2017, near Okreek, South Dakota. Fast Horse was driving a pickup with two other men, one of whom was the owner of the pickup. At one point, the other two men exited the vehicle, and Fast Horse drove away. The vehicle was then reported stolen. The vehicle was spotted a short time later in Mission, by a Rosebud Sioux Tribe police officer, who attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Fast Horse refused to stop and led police on a high-speed chase in and around Mission. After driving over a spike strip and running into a parked vehicle, Fast Horse backed the pickup into the front end of a patrol vehicle. Fast Horse, who was intoxicated, was subsequently arrested, at which time he spat at one of the police officers.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.
Fast Horse was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
