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<H2> United States of America v. Dwayne Anderson
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participation in a scheme to defraud an American woman from as early as 2010 until September 2017. Dwayne Anderson, age 36, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2023. In July 2024, Jamaican authorities arrested him and agreed to a United States request he be extradited to this country to face... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - SD)<H2> United States of America v. Bryant James Ross
Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery.<br> <br> Assault is an act that causes someone to fear imminent physical harm, while battery is the physical act of applying force to another person. The key difference is that battery requires physical contact, which can be offensive or harmful, whereas assault does not, according to some jur... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - SD)<H2> United States of America v. Bryan Ross
Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to appear in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 3146(a)(l) and 3146(b)(l)(A)(ii).<br> <br> 8 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(1) is a section of the U.S. Code that defines the crime of<br> failure to appear, which is committed by anyone who knowingly fails to appear in court as required by the conditions of their release.... More...
$0 (11-07-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. James Kooima </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography.<br> <br> Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Production of Child Pornography. <br> <br> James Kooima, age 47, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, five years of supervised release, a special assessment to the Jus... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. James Kooima </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography.<br> <br> James Kooima, age 47, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, five years of supervised release, a special assessment to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 in the amount of $5,000, a special assessment to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. James Kooima </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production of Child Pornography<br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Production of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.<br> <br> James Kooima, age 47,... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Eric LaDeaux
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs).<br> <br> LaDeaux was indicted in a second superseding indictment and made his first appearance on November 15, 2021, starting his speedy trial clock. 18 U.S.C. § 3161(c)(1). As relevant here, three approximately 90-day continuances followed. Codefendan... More...
$0 (09-17-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Eric Roubideaux, II </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Voluntary Manslaughter and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mission Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon</h2></center></b></b></center></><... More...
$0 (08-25-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Wayne Gray </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity and Aggravated Sexual Abuse with Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Wyoming Man Found Not Guilty in Federal Court</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color... More...
$0 (08-11-2025 - SD)United States of America v. J.T. Myore
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represnted the Defendant charged with carjacking amd bramdosjomg a foredar, during a crime of violence.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Federal robbery and aiding and abetting laws, as defined under 18 U.S.C. § 2, hold individuals liable for the crimes of others if they assist in or encourage the commission of a federal offense. Essentially, anyone who a... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Larry White Lance </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Pierre, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Larceny in the Rosebud Indian Reservation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Francis Man Sentenced to 7 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Larceny in the Rosebud Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Pacer Hayes </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Abusive Sexual Contact </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cherry Creek Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. William Verlin Fool Bull, Sr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Parmelee Man Sentenced for Parmelee Man Sentenced for Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> William Verlin Fool Bull,... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - sd)<h1> United States of America v. Sinte White Butterfly </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting an Infant on the Pine Ridge Reservation </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Sheldon Flute </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Killing an Infant in Automobile Accident </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oglala Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Killing an Infant in Automobile Accident</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attor... More...
$0 (01-08-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Daryl John Plumman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assaulting a Fellow Jail Inmate and Possessing a Firearm While a Felon </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Parmelee Man Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Fellow Jail Inmate and Possessing a Firearm While... More...
$0 (12-17-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Martinez-Olson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsd... More...
$0 (12-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Wilson Boneshirt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Nearly Three Years in Federal Prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Patrick Left Hand Bull </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failing to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to Two Years and Three Months in Federal Prison For Failing to Register as a Sex Offender</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Quintin Longie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> After Being Found Guilty in a Federal Jury Trial of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, A South Dakota Man Has Been Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison<... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Nathaniel B. Griffin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Burglary in the Standing Rock Reservation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> McLaughlin Man Sentenced to Nearly 14 Months in Federal Prison for Burglary in the Standing Rock Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br>... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Quintin Longie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> After Being Found Guilty in a Federal Jury Trial of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, A South Dakota Man Has Been Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison<... More...
$0 (11-10-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Krystal Kay Bulin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of Child Pornography. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Woman Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Facilitating Live Broadcast of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> ... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. KT High Elk also known as KT Burgee </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Abusive Sexual Contact and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Martin Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender</h2></cente... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Theodora Belt; Bailey Belt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder and Assault Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bridger Mother and Son Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison on Murder and Assault Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Theodora Belt, age 48, an... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Devin White Calf </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Involuntary Manslaughter </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Over Three Years for Involuntary Manslaughter</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Brent Lester </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Parmelee Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Shooting Another Man.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that... More...
$0 (10-29-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Ambre Star McLaughlin
<h2><br> Pierre, South Dakota aiding and abetting kidnapping criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> 18 U.S.C. 1142 provides: <br> <br> (a) Any Indian who commits against the person or property of another Indian or other person any of the following offenses, namely, murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, maiming, a felony under chapter 109A, incest, a felony assault under s... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Talena Pretty Bird </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury</font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rosebud Woman Sentenced for Assault </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In the morning of November 24, 2022, Talena Pretty Bird, age 22,, he... More...
$0 (09-17-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tyrell White Crane-Kills Back </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Domestic Abuse Assault </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Porcupine Man Sentenced for Domestic Abuse Assault</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Tomas Mata </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Strangulation and Suffocation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Little Eagle Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Assault of an Intimate Partner by Strangulation and Suffocation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Harvey Allen Hugs </center
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act violation criminal defense lawyer. <br> </h2><br> <br> A jury convicted Harvey Hugs of unlawfully selling eagle parts. See 16 U.S.C. § 668(a). The district court sentenced Hugs to 36 months' imprisonment, and ordered him to pay $70,000 in restitution. Hugs appeals the order of restitution. We vacate the judgment and remand w... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tyler Grimes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Unite... More...
$0 (08-08-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Lucy Medicine Eagle </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Voluntary Manslaughter </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Voluntary Manslaughter</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announce... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tyson White Plume; Sarah Stone </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Shooting Death of Minor </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Sentenced for Shooting Death of Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Brings Plenty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Charles Brings Plenty, age 32, was indicted for the charges of Second-Degree Murder and ... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Rudolfo Ceron III </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux Falls South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kyle Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that Chief Judge Rober... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tell Logan Cadotte </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen ... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jiles Whipple </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Involuntary Manslaughter </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rosebud Man Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief ... More...
$0 (07-24-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jerry Bruce Petersen </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Vehicular Battery </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Vehicular Battery </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Shortly before 9:00 p.m. on January 28, 2023, Jerry Bruce Petersen, age 69, was drivi... More...
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