South Dakota Firearm Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jorge Ramos </h2> </center>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922. In January of this year, Jorge Ramos, age 37, wearing a black facemask, was driving a car with dealer plates and had attempted to evade law enforcement numerous times, speeding away when detectives activated their lights ... More...
$ (10-14-2026 - SD)<h2> <center> State of South Dakota v. Delray Ryckman </h2> </center>
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with discharging of a firearm at an occupied motor vehicle. Delray Ryckman, 6o, shot at an occupied motor vehicle in reckless and potentially fatal way.... More...
$ (09-01-2026 - SD)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Teldon Kills Small </h2> </center>
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the defedant charged with second degree murder in violatoin of 15 U.S.C. 1115. On the evening of November 29, 2025, Teldon Kills Smal and others were consuming alcohol to excess. The male victim told Kills Small and others with Kills Small that they needed to leave. Kills Small discharged nine rounds from his firearm, striking the m... More...
$ (09-16-2026 - SD)United States of America v. Kaine Sander
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. In June of 2025, in Meade County, Kaine Sander, 22, of Sturgis, South Dakota, was the passenger in a car stopped by a police officer for having a cracked windshield. Sander possessed a revolver along with ammunition and THC. Sander had previously been convi... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - SD)United States of America v. Sam Reede
Pierre, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a prohibited personal in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Sam Reede, age 38, was indicted by a grand jury.... More...
$ (01-27-2026 - SD)<H2> United States of America v. Jamie Perez
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a firearm. Jamie Perez, 43, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in November 2024. He pleaded guilty on October 7, 2025. On September 28, 2024, Sioux Falls Police found Perez asleep behind the wheel of his running vehicle, stopped... More...
$ (01-14-2026 - SD)United States of America v. Andrew Cortes
Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Andrew Cortes, age 30, was found to be armed with a firearm when the was stopped by Rapid City, South Dakota police officers.... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jericho James Ladeaux </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm.<br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025. <br> <br> Jerich... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. James Daniel Lathrop </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.<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 Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jericho James Ladeaux </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. <br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September ... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. James Daniel Lathrop </h1></h1>
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm<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 Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025. <br> <br> James... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - SD)<H2> United States of America v. Moses Crowe
Sturgis, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aiding and abetting a carjacking resulting inserious bodily injury, aiding and abetting the use of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. <br> <br> Saul Crowe forced Phillip Moore at gunpoint to drive a van from a Walmart store to the Ramkota Hotel... More...
$0 (07-17-2025 - sd)<h1> United States of America v. Boru Guye Wako, Jr. </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Two Firearm Charges </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Federal Jury Finds Sioux Falls Man Guilty of Two Firearm Charges</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br>... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - SD)United States of America, v.Antonio Marshall, also known as Tony Quick Bear
Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon. See 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).<br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you hav... More...
$0 (05-18-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Elijah Barse </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Carjacking and Carrying and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jury Finds Sioux Falls Man Guilty of Carjacking and Carrying and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Re... More...
$0 (04-30-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Zachary Coats </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of Theft of a Firearm and one count of Possession of a Stolen Firearm in February 2024. He pleaded guilty to two counts of Theft of a Firearm on January 29, 2025. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentence... More...
$0 (04-09-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Jimenez, a/k/a Jose Lidio Chavez Flores </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry.</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> Jose Jimenez, a/k/a Jose Lidio Chavez Flores, 42, was sentenced to two mont... More...
$0 (03-14-2025 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Rickey Eugene Johnson, Jr. </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 Distribution of Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon and Distribution of Methamphetami... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - 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. Sonny Chao, Anthony Martinez, Gino Martinez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, SD criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Counterfeit Money Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Roles in a Counterfeit Money Scheme </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Three South Dakota men were convicted of cri... More...
$0 (01-22-2025 - SD)United States of America v. Kujali Strawther
Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> On the afternoon of November 21, 2022, Eric Peterson, a South Dakota<br> Highway Patrol officer, was positioned for traffic enforcement on Interstate 90 in a<br> 65-miles-per-hour zone. Around 2 p.m., a white SUV drove by at what appeared to<br> Peterson to be close to ... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - 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 Merrival </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Un... More...
$0 (12-04-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Brad Hicks </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution of Child Pornography and Assaulting a Federal Officer </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography and Assaulting a Federal Officer in the ... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Devin Dolphus </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Eagle Butte Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Five Years and Eight Months for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person</h2></center></b></b> </h... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - SD)State of South Dakota v. Maxton Pfeiffer
<h2><br> Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree manslaughter.<br> </h2><br> <br> Maxton Pfeiffer shot and killed his friend Ty Scott when Pfeiffer, Scott, and others were hanging out at their friend Cody Siemonsma's apartment. Pfeiffer did not dispute that he swept Siemonsma's .45 caliber pistol in the direction of Scott and discharged ... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Pumpkin Seed </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> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession and Violating Sex Offender Laws</h2></center></b></b> </h2></... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - 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. Jason Pumpkin Seed </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Firearm Possession and Violating Sex Offender Laws </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession and Violating Sex Offender Laws</h2></cente... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Sammy Stabber </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Piedmont Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Sammy Stabb... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Ethan Blue Bird </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Subs tance and Failure to Appear. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mission Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine and Failure to Appear in Federal Court</h2></center>... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - 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. Tevin Thin Elk, Sr. </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mission Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Thin Elk Sr. was indic... More...
$0 (08-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Gregory Lamar Bell </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorn... More...
$0 (08-21-2024 - SD)United States of America v. Tujuane Leno Lowry </center
<h2><br> Pierre, South Dakota felony possession of a firearm criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendnt.<br> </h2><br> <br> On March 10, 2023, after the state trial date was continued, the government moved the court to unseal Lowry's federal indictment and obtained a writ of habeas corpus ad prosequendum that allowed for the transfer of Lowry from state to federal custody. Lowry appeared in ... More...
$0 (08-18-2024 - 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. Steve Tucker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Charge </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Steve Tucker, 48, was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person ... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Marvin Brings Plenty </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In October of 2023, at Rapid City, Ma... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Steve Tucker </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> California Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced... More...
$0 (07-29-2024 - SD)<h1> United States of America v. Darian Libert </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In July of 2023, at Rapid City, Darin ... More...
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