Date: 12-18-2014

Case Style: United States of America v. Lawrence Red Shirt

Case Number: 5:13-cr-50144-JLV

Judge: Jeffrey L. Viken

Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota

Plaintiff's Attorney: Kathryn N. Rich

Defendant's Attorney: Erin Bolinger - FPD

Description: Rapid City, SD - A Porcupine, South Dakota, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Lawrence Red Shirt, age 28, was sentenced to 72 months in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

The conviction stems from Red Shirt using a sharp object to stab his father at least four times in the upper left arm and shoulder area at Rockyford, South Dakota, on November 8, 2013. The stab wounds inflicted on the victim were fatal.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety.

Red Shirt was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Outcome: See above

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