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Man Indicted for Child Abuse and High-Speed Chase
A Los Angeles man has been indicted for putting the lives of two minor children at risk during a high-speed chase on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation. Julio Salvador Guevara, 35, was indicted on July 17, 2018, for Larceny, Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, and Child Abuse.
Guevara’s crime took place in January 2018 when he stole a pickup truck and fled from several law enforcement officers. The chase, which involved speeds in excess of 85 miles per hour over washboard-style roads, put the lives of Guevara’s two minor children in the stolen pickup at risk.
Guevara was arrested after he stopped the pickup instead of driving over tire spikes placed on the road. He was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is ten 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. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, the Ziebach County Sheriff’s Office, and the Haakon County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.
The charges are merely accusations and Julio Salvador Guevara is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Guevara appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on July 8, 2021, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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