Tag: Assault with Firearm
Joey Kills Plenty, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A federal jury in Pierre, South Dakota, has acquitted Joey Kills Plenty, 26, of Parmelee, of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence. The charges stemmed from an alleged assault with a…
James Smiley Jr, Unprovoked Gun Threat, New Mexico 2025
⏱ 2 min read James Smiley Jr., a 56-year-old enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, stormed into a residence in Two Grey Hills, New Mexico, on February 28, 2025, and pointed a gun at three people without provocation. Smiley, who was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, threatened to kill his victims and fired a…
Jarvis Ficklin, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Mississippi 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jarvis Ficklin, a 37-year-old man from Lena, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and using a firearm during a crime of violence on the Choctaw Indian Reservation. The incident occurred when Ficklin used a shotgun to shoot a tribal member, resulting in serious bodily injury. This violent act…
