United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
Charles Gay, age 21, was sentenced on Aug. 14, 2018, to 1 year and 1 day in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Gay was indicted for the charge by a federal grand jury in March 2017. The charge related to Gay throwing a television and hitting the victim in the head on Oct. 10, 2015, in Kyle. Gay later went back and stabbed the same victim.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Kelderman prosecuted the case.
Gay 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
