Every crime & courts report published for South Dakota, newest first.
Gaylen Holy Rock, 40, was sentenced to 10 years and one month in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in western South Dakota and on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Cody Dittman, 36, of Norfolk, Nebraska, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison for assaulting a federal officer during a high-speed pursuit on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Tanner Standing Bear, 21, was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a prohibited person.
Shaun Mitchell, 38, was sentenced on August 24, 2026, to 13 years and four months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl pills. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the sentencing on August 26, 2026.
Lorenzo Rene Portillo, 37, was sentenced to 13 years and 5 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm as a felon.
Garrett Yellow Hair, 44, was sentenced on August 24, 2026, to two years and six months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender.
Carl Wahl, 55, of Sturgis, South Dakota, was sentenced on August 17, 2026, to six years and three months in federal prison for receipt and possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on August 26, 2026.
Anthony James Howard, 34, was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon and drug user.
Joseph Running, 31, was sentenced to 13 months in prison and five years of supervised release for failing to update his sex offender registration.
Thomas Sorensen, 46, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for breaking into his estranged wife's home and threatening the family with a machete.
Jesse Luiz Jaso, 22, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material.
Dawson Roger Locke was sentenced in federal court for firing a handgun and wounding a victim during an argument in Indian Country.
Julian One Star was sentenced on August 10, 2026, for failing to update his sex offender registration after relocating.
Alex Badura was sentenced on August 3, 2026, to 12 years in federal prison, according to official court records.
Gerardo Escobar Balderas was sentenced in South Dakota federal court as the final defendant in a multi-state drug trafficking operation.