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PIERRE, S.D. – A Mellette County woman was sentenced May 8 in federal court to 20 years in prison for shooting and killing another woman last year. Sativa Looking Cloud pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 to second-degree murder. According to the Department of Justice, 21-year-old Sativa Looking Cloud got into a fight at a Mellette […]
BLACK HAWK, S.D. — A Black Hawk man is heading to federal prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 35-year-old Gregory Martin will spend 6 years behind bars, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Officials say that in November 2021, Martin distributed meth in Box Elder and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been sentenced to five years in prison after leading law enforcement on a chase in July of last year in a stolen vehicle. Sean Hawk pleaded guilty in December to felonies stemming from the chase that began in Box Elder and ended in Rapid City. The […]
PIERRE, SD – A woman released from prison less than two weeks ago by Gov. Kristi Noem has pleaded guilty to another criminal charge that was pending while the woman was in prison. Danielle Blakney, 30, of Spearfish, S.D. pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lawrence County court to one count of simple assault. As part of […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Porcupine man who had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison this week. Cassian Richards, 20, shot and killed 19-year-old Creighton Yankton in February near Porcupine. According to the factual basis statement signed by Richards, he carried a loaded semi-automatic pistol into a car […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a drug trafficking conspiracy case. Acting U.S. Attorney Dennis Holmes announced Thursday that Wicahpe “Chops” Milk was sentenced on charges of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, obstruction of justice and illegally possessing a firearm. Milk was […]
