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Assault and Child Abuse Suspect Caught in Mission, South Dakota
A 20-year-old man from Mission, South Dakota has been accused of serious crimes, including assault by strangulation and suffocation, child abuse, and domestic assault by a habitual offender.
Hunter Ritter was indicted on October 16, 2019, by a federal grand jury. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on October 25, 2019, and pleaded not guilty to the indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 15 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The indictment alleges that Ritter committed multiple domestic assaults against his intimate partner between June 12, 2019, and August 9, 2019. On July 29, 2019, Ritter allegedly committed a domestic assault against his intimate partner by strangling and suffocating her, and further did abuse, expose, torture, torment, and cruelly punish a minor child.
The investigation is being conducted by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson is prosecuting the case.
Ritter was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set. The charges are merely accusations and Ritter is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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