Date: 03-02-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Wilbur Morrison, Jr.

Case Number: 5:23-CR-50075

Judge: Daneta Wollmann

Court: The United States Court for the District of South Dakota (Minnehaha Count)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Sioux Falls

Defendant's Attorney:

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Description:

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

A jury has convicted Wilbur Morrison, Jr., age 36, of Porcupine, South Dakota, of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor and one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury following a two-day jury trial in federal district court in Rapid City, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on February 28, 2024.

Morrison was indicted by a federal grand jury in May of 2023.

Morrison sexually abused a juvenile female on the evening of January 12, 2023, near Porcupine. This abuse was witnessed by two juvenile males. As a result of sexual abuse committed by Morrison, syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, was transmitted to the juvenile female victim.

This case was investigated by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen prosecuted the case.

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Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and The charges carry a mandatory minimum of 30 years up to life in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, up to life on supervised release, and a $300 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing date has been set for May 17, 2024. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service

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