United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Second Degree Murder.
Marlin Iron Crow, age 43, was indicted on Nov. 16, 2016. Iron Crow appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on Nov. 22, 2016, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, 5 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charge relates to Iron Crow killing another man by assaulting him in the head on Nov. 11, 2016, at Porcupine.
The charge is merely an accusation and Iron Crow is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen is prosecuting the case.
Iron Crow 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, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
