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Eagle Butte Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Federal Officers

Jason Todd Garreau, a 28-year-old man from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assaulting, resisting, and impeding federal officers, as well as discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.

According to court documents, the charges stem from a high-speed chase on October 30, 2013, and a subsequent standoff on October 31, 2013, at a residence in Pierre, South Dakota. Garreau led law enforcement on a high-speed chase, which was eventually aborted on east Highway 34. The Bureau of Indian Affairs discovered the vehicle on the Crow Creek Reservation, and a new pursuit ensued.

During the pursuit, Garreau made multiple phone calls to his cousin, who came to aid Garreau and opened fire on law enforcement, allowing Garreau to flee the scene. The next day, Garreau was located at a residence in Pierre, and a SWAT team was called in to assist in his apprehension.

When the SWAT team entered the residence, Garreau fired multiple shots from a Benelli shotgun and a Hi-Point handgun, injuring two police officers. Garreau surrendered and was taken into custody.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Hughes County Sheriff’s Office, and the Pierre Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges.

On June 3, 2014, U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange sentenced Garreau to 20 years in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. The 20-year sentence was ordered to be served consecutively to a 25-year sentence that was handed down last week in State Court for Attempted Murder, to which Garreau had previously pled guilty.

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