Miles Condon Indicted in Brutal Dupree Assault Spree

Miles Condon, 25, of Dupree, South Dakota, is facing a federal firestorm after being indicted on six violent charges stemming from a brutal assault spree that left a civilian injured and multiple law enforcement officers battered. The indictment, initially filed October 12, 2016, and later superseded on November 9, charges Condon with two counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, one count of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and four counts of Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer.

The violence erupted on August 3, 2016, when Condon allegedly attacked a victim with a golf club in Dupree, inflicting serious bodily injury. That same incident marks the first of two assaults on federal officers, according to the indictment. Prosecutors allege Condon forcibly assaulted, resisted, and physically interfered with a federal law enforcement officer carrying out official duties. A second similar attack was allegedly carried out on September 7, 2016—again in Dupree, again involving direct physical contact with a federal agent.

The situation escalated further on October 13, 2016, when federal officers moved to arrest Condon on the original indictment. The superseding charge alleges that during the arrest, Condon violently resisted—forcibly assaulting and impeding the officers assisting in his apprehension. Moments later, after being taken into custody, Condon allegedly kicked a federal corrections officer with shod feet upon arrival at the jail, compounding his criminal exposure.

If convicted on the two non-officer assault counts, Condon faces up to 10 years in federal prison per count, while each of the four counts involving federal officers carries a maximum of 8 years behind bars. All six counts expose him to fines up to $250,000, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 payment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered by the court.

Condon appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Moreno on November 16, 2016, where he formally entered a plea of not guilty to the superseding indictment. He has since been remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. His trial is set for December 13, 2016, in federal court, where prosecutors will need to prove the violent chain of events beyond a reasonable doubt.

The investigation was jointly led by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Ziebach County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller is prosecuting the case. The charges remain allegations, and Miles Condon is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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