Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Little Eagle, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding was sentenced on March 16, 2021, by U.S. Magistrate Judge William D. Gerdes.
Deon Fast Horse, age 27, was sentenced to 180 days in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $25.
Fast Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 9, 2020. He pled guilty on Nov. 2, 2020.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on May 27, 2020, in McLaughlin, South Dakota. On that date, Fast Horse assaulted his dating partner.
This case was investigated by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Bureau of Indian Affairs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Fast Horse was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
