Antoine Medicine Crow, Jr., Involuntary Manslaughter, South Dakota 2020

A Fort Thompson man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a fatal car crash that occurred on the Crow Creek Reservation.

On April 26, 2019, Antoine Medicine Crow, Jr., 38, was behind the wheel of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. He attempted to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed, lost control, and crashed into a ditch, causing the car to roll over multiple times.

Medicine Crow and another individual were ejected from the vehicle, and the passenger ultimately died from her injuries.

The incident occurred in Buffalo County, South Dakota, and the case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek Agency.

Medicine Crow pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on June 29, 2020, and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison on September 21, 2020.

He was also ordered to serve 3 years of supervised release and pay a special assessment of $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Medicine Crow was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/fort-thompson-man-sentenced-manslaughter