Five Sentenced in Rosebud DaVita Dialysis Burglary Case

Five defendants copped to breaking into the DaVita Dialysis Center in Rosebud, South Dakota, in January 2016, smashing windows and stealing cherished donated items — star quilts and dream catchers — from a place meant for healing. The burglaries weren’t just theft; they were a violation of a community sanctuary, leaving patients and staff shaken. The stolen cultural artifacts were later sold to unsuspecting buyers, with the cash funneled straight into methamphetamine and marijuana binges shared among the crew.

Seryl Leroy Pomani, Jr., a/k/a Leroy Pomani, age 28, of Rosebud, pled guilty to Third Degree Burglary in July 2016. On September 6, 2016, he was sentenced to 5 months in federal custody — added to the 4 months already served in tribal lockup — followed by 2 years of supervised release. The judge made it clear: stealing from the sick carries a price.

Michelle Iron Cloud, age 30, of Mission, also pled guilty to Third Degree Burglary in September 2016. She got time served — about 3 months in custody, plus the 3 months already spent in tribal jail — and 18 months of supervised release. Jonathan Anthony Jones, a/k/a DJ Jones, age 36, of Rosebud, pled guilty to the same charge and was sentenced on December 12, 2016, to 3 months in prison, 3 months of home confinement or placement in a residential reentry center, and 2 years of supervision.

Robert Pomani, age 24, of Rosebud, took a different plea — guilty to Larceny — and was sentenced on December 19, 2016, to 4 months in custody plus 3 years of supervised release. But there’s more: he was already on federal supervised release at the time of the burglary. For violating those terms, he was slapped with an additional 4 months behind bars, stacked consecutively.

Alicia Good Shield, age 30, of Rosebud, avoided prison time after pleading guilty in October 2016 to Receiving Stolen Property via a Superseding Information. On December 20, 2016, she was placed on probation for 18 months. Despite escaping incarceration, she shares the weight of the restitution order and the stigma of exploiting a medical facility for personal gain.

All five were ordered to pay joint and several restitution of at least $5,615.66 for damage and stolen property, and each must pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. The case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson. Judge Roberto A. Lange made sure the sentence fit the crime: theft from the vulnerable won’t slide — not in his courtroom, not on the Rosebud Reservation.

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