United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation.
Daniel James Farmer, age 24, was indicted on Oct. 16, 2019. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on Sept. 11, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 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 July 5, 2017, and again on Dec. 10, 2017, in Todd County, South Dakota, Farmer unlawfully committed a domestic assault against his intimate partner by strangling and suffocating her.
The charges are merely accusations and Farmer 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 Kirk Albertson is prosecuting the case.
Farmer was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
