United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault of an Intimate Partner by Strangulation and Suffocation, Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, and Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
Logan James Fast Horse, age 21, was indicted on May 14, 2019. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on May 29, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 20 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The Indictment alleges that on April 1, 2019, Fast Horse assaulted his intimate partner and dating partner, by strangling and suffocating her, and on that same date, Fast Horse kicked her with shod feet with the intent to do bodily harm. The Indictment further alleges that on April 5, 2019, Fast Horse did forcibly assault, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with a law enforcement officer who was employed by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, and that such conduct involved the use of a dangerous weapon.
The charges are merely accusations and Fast Horse is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore is prosecuting the case.
Fast Horse was released on bond pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
