RAPID CITY, S.D. – A violent rape has been found to have directly led to the death of a woman in Rapid City late last month.
Rapid City police spokesman Brenden Medina says 58 year-old Marlon Little Bald Eagle has been arrested for the crime, which has only recently been made public.
42 year-old Robyn Runs Above of Manderson has been positively identified as the victim after her body was found near Maple Avenue.
Little Bald Eagle will stand trial for felony murder, as well as second and third degree rape.
The investigation into this homicide has been conducted jointly between the RCPD and the Pennington County Sheriffs Office.