Eric Ladeaux, Multiple Firearm Charges, South Dakota 2021

Rapid City Man Found Guilty of Multiple Firearm Charges, Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison

A federal jury in Rapid City, South Dakota, delivered a guilty verdict in the case of Eric Ladeaux, a 35-year-old resident of Rapid City, on October 14, 2021. Ladeaux was found guilty of two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and one count of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm.

The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. The conviction relates to Ladeaux, a person who is prohibited from possessing firearms, having been found with firearms after interactions with law enforcement in December 2019 and September 2020.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime. PSN brings together a broad range of stakeholders to identify and address violent crime problems in the community. In this instance, enforcement efforts focused on the most violent offenders and partnered with locally based prevention and reentry programs.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Kelderman prosecuted the case.

A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date has not been set. Ladeaux was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

The defendant’s real full name is Eric Ladeaux, and he is a 35-year-old resident of Rapid City, South Dakota. The exact criminal charges are two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and one count of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The city and state are Rapid City, South Dakota. The exact date is October 14, 2021. The sentence or outcome is pending, with a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine.

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