South Dakota Assault Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Duane Rouillard, III </h2> </center>
Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault, resisting, and impeding a federal officer. In December 2022, Duane Rouillard, III, age 37, was in custody at the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Adult Correctional Facility, in Todd County, South Dakota. On the evening of December 29, 2022, Rouillard assaulted a corrections officer by punching him multiples times... More...
$ (04-28-2026 - sd)<h2> <center> State of South Dakota v. Kelly D. Warfield </h2> </center>
Tyndall, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of simple assault against a Department of Corrections employee and one count of intentional damage to property. Count 1 for simple assault was charged under SDCL 22-18-1(1) and 22-18-1.05, and Count 2 for simple assault was charged under SDCL 22-18-1(5) and SDCL 22-18-1.05. Count 3 for intentional dama... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Edward Clay
Sturgis, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with aggravated assault, grand theft, and possession of a stolen vehicle. Edward Clay, age 40, of Rapid City, accused of attempting to seat a 2025 ford pickup truck.... More...
$ (01-12-2026 - 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)State of South Dakota v. Vincente Estrqde Leon, Jr.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defendant lawyer representing Defendant charged with illful injury resulting in serious injury, assault while participating in a felony, intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a weapon while intoxicated.<br> <br> Vincente Estrqde Leon, Jr., age 35, accused for shooting a 31-year-old man woounded in the abdomen.<br> <br> <br> ... More...
$0 (10-28-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Joel Miller
Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault by striking, beating, and wounding.... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - SD)South Dakota v. Marvin Runsclose
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated assault domestic, and some warrants. <br> <br> Marvin Runsclose, 37, of Sioux Falls into custody, for assaulting an 18-year-old male, a 30-year-old female, and a juvenile female. <br> ... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - 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. 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. Ellery Zephier, Sr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Kidnapping and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b>Marty Man Convicted at a Federal Jury Trial of Kidnapping and Assault Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A jury has c... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Henry Damon Smith, Jr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Tampering with a Witness. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> North Dakota Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for 15 Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm and Tampering with a Witness ... More...
$0 (01-27-2025 - 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. 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)State of South Dakota v. Mark Waldner and Michael M. Waldner
<h2><br> Chamberlain, South Dakota criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with rape and sexual contact with a minor.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Michael Waldner, Jr., and Mark Waldner (Waldners) were indicted in Brule County, South Dakota, on varying degrees of rape and sexual contact involving E.H., a minor less than sixteen years of age. During the investigation, law enforcement... More...
$0 (11-13-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Justin James Schneider </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and for Assaulting a Federal Officer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b> Watauga Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and for Assaulting a Federal Officer</h2><... 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. 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. 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. Hunter Brave </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Larceny, and Failure to Appear<br> </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mission Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Larceny, and Failure to Appear</h2></center></b></... More...
$0 (09-25-2024 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Charles B. Kornmann </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Simple Assault and Assault by Striking, Beating and Wounding. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> McLaughlin Man Sentenced for Assault<br> </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsde... More...
$0 (08-22-2024 - 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. Robert Kills Plenty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault on Federal Officer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assault on Federal Officer </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced ... More...
$0 (07-24-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Tyson Quigley, a/k/a Tyson Stands </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Prohibited Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> St. Francis Man Sentenced for Prohibited Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> <br> Tyson Quigley, a/k/a Tyson Stands, ... More...
$0 (07-02-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Phillip Lewis Young Hawk </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wakpala Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Phill... More...
$0 (06-15-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Lorn Brown </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 and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Wanblee Man Sentenced to Four Years in Federal Prison </h2></center><br> <br> United States Attorney Alis... More...
$0 (05-01-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Taryn Peter Ducheneaux </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pierre, South Dakota a criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced an Eagle ... More...
$0 (01-27-2024 - sd)<h1> United States of America v. Rodney Lyman Reeds </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Sioux Falls, South Dakota Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Rodney Lyman Reeds, age 44, was sentenced to 41 months in custody, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.<br> <br> Reeds was indicted by a federal grand jury in May of 2012. On October 1,... More...
$0 (01-04-2013 - SD)United States of America v. Elias Glen Sims
Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault of an intimate partner resulting in substantial bodily injury.<br> <br> Elias Glen Sims, age 19, was indicted by a federal grand jury in January of 2023. A Superseding Information was filed, and the defendant pleaded guilty on September 11, 2023.<br> <br> The defendant was convicted of physically abusin... More...
$0 (12-07-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Anthony Lawrence Collins, Sr.
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Anthony Lawrence Collins, age 40, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was indicted by a federal grand jury in October of 2022, for being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. <br> <br> He pleaded guilty on July 27, 2023.<br> <br> Collins was convicted in federal court of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in 2003. His firear... More...
$0 (11-17-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Anthony Bobtail Bear
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse by Force and Habitual Domestic Violence.<br> <br> Anthony Bobtail Bear, age 43, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. <br> <br> Bobtail Bear was indicted by a federal g... More...
$0 (09-29-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Raul Tomas Mata
Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury.<br> <br> Raul Tomas Mata, age 22, was was indicted for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury by a federal grand jury in July of 2022. He pleaded guilty on March 14, 2023.<br> <br> On April 29, 2022, in Little Eagle, within the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, M... More...
$0 (06-07-2023 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Billy Joe Robertson
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree burglary, two county of aggravated assault and grand theft.<br> <br> On July 21, 2020, Bradley Tucker woke at 4:30 a.m. in his home in Rapid City, South Dakota, when he heard screeching tires and a smash in his driveway. He looked outside his bedroom window and saw his GMC Sierra parked partway out of ... More...
$0 (04-19-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Ramon Louis Bagola
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault and battery in Indian Country resulting in serious personal Injury.<br> <br> On the evening of May 16, 2022, Ramon Louis Bagola, age 24, and another individual assaulted the victim in the stairwell of the Evergreen Apartments building in Eagle Butte, knocking the victim unconscious and causing a subdural hemato... More...
$0 (04-07-2023 - SD)United States of America v. Barbara McGhee
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Assaulting, Opposing, Resisting, Impeding, Intimidating, or Interfering with a Federal Officer.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pierrie_SD_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Federal Courthouse - Pierre"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthou... More...
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