Two Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for 2019 Murder on Rosebud Reservation
Dillion Millard and Charmaine Medicine were sentenced on August 10, 2026, following guilty pleas in federal court.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 7:53 a.m. ET
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On August 17, 2026, official documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota detailed the sentencing of two individuals in a developing case involving a July 2019 murder on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. On August 10, 2026, U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte 27-year-old Dillion Millard of Rosebud, South Dakota, and 31-year-old Charmaine Medicine of Parmelee, South Dakota, to 30 years in federal prison. Both were ordered to serve five years of supervised release and pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
According to official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the convictions stem from an incident on July 9, 2019, in Todd County, South Dakota. During the early morning hours, Millard and Medicine picked up a 15-year-old male victim from his residence to drink alcoholic beverages. At a secluded area in a nearby park, Millard strangled the intoxicated victim, dragged his body to a tree, and tied him to a branch by his neck using a belt. The pair left, then returned a few hours later, poured oil on the victim's body, and set him on fire. Hikers discovered the body on the afternoon of July 10, 2019.
The case remained under active investigation until May 2024, when Millard confessed to his and Medicine's actions. A federal grand jury indicted them in June 2024. Millard pleaded guilty on August 13, 2025, and Medicine pleaded guilty on May 12, 2026. U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons stated, "I am so saddened and disheartened by the inhumanity of this terrible crime. But I’m relieved for the victim’s family that they finally have some answers and can know that a measure of justice has been achieved."
Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case under the Major Crimes Act following an investigation by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Both Millard and Medicine were remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service following their sentencing hearings.
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