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Ideal Man Charged With Assaulting Minor
Ideal, SD – Loren Running Horse, a/k/a Boe Running Horse, 43, of Ideal, South Dakota, has been charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, False Statement, and Simple Assault of an Individual Under the Age of 16.
According to United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson, Running Horse pled guilty to the charges on October 22, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is 16 years in custody and/or a $600,000 fine, life of supervised release, and $225 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Running Horse was convicted of Sexual Abuse of a Minor on June 6, 1998, and was ordered to register as a sex offender. However, between February 4 and March 4, 2013, he failed to register as a sex offender while living in various locations on Rosebud.
Running Horse was apprehended in Todd County on March 4, 2013. On March 5, 2013, he told a federal officer that he did not relocate to Rosebud until March 4, when in fact he knew this statement to be false. He had relocated to the Rosebud Reservation on or about January 2, 2013.
The assault charge stems from an incident that happened on or between January 19 and 24, 2013, while Running Horse was residing at a home in Rosebud where the victim was also living. The victim was 13 years old at the time of the simple assault.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers. A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing date was set for January 13, 2014. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending sentencing.
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Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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