United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Sept. 17, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Carlos Eddie Charging Elk, age 26, was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, forfeiture of the firearm, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Charging Elk was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 14, 2018. He pled guilty on June 27, 2018.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on Dec. 19, 2017, when the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services responded to a report of an individual in Mission, acting erratically and holding a firearm. Charging Elk had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, making it illegal for him to possess firearms.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of the Department’s renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorney’s Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally-based strategies to reduce violent crime.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.
Charging Elk 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
