Tag: Rapid City
Elmer Hopper, Child Enticement, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Elmer Hopper, a 37-year-old Rapid City man, attempted to entice a minor online during the 2025 Sturgis Bike Rally. He thought he was talking to a 14-year-old girl on the dating app Plenty Of Fish, but it was actually an undercover Rapid City Police Detective. Hopper wanted to meet the girl…
A’Aliyah LeClaire, Cocaine Money Laundering, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A’Aliyah LeClaire, a 30-year-old woman from Rapid City, South Dakota, was involved in a cocaine conspiracy that spanned from Texas to Rapid City, where she helped launder money generated from the illicit activity. LeClaire assisted by making deposits and allowing her accounts to be used to transfer the money, attempting to…
Eli Poorman, Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Eli Poorman, a 20-year-old from Rapid City, South Dakota, was caught in a sting operation during the 2024 Sturgis Bike Rally. On August 3, 2024, Poorman used his Reddit account to chat with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover police officer. He arranged to meet…
Kyle Beck, Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, South Dakota 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 23-year-old Rapid City man has been convicted of trying to lure a 15-year-old girl into sending him explicit photos online. Kyle Beck was found guilty of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, and Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography after a federal jury…
Bradley Two Eagle, Ammunition Possession, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read On October 17, 2025, the Rapid City Police Department responded to a report of gunshots, leading to the arrest of Bradley Two Eagle, a 27-year-old Rapid City man. Two Eagle, a previously convicted felon, was found with ammunition and a methamphetamine syringe, sparking a federal investigation. He was indicted in November…
Oscar Ortiz-Romero, Gun Possession, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Drunk driving, speeding, and stolen firearms: it’s not a good combo. In Rapid City, South Dakota, three individuals learned the hard way. Oscar Ortiz-Romero, 34, and Mexican national, was pulled over for speeding on March 15, 2025, and had a loaded pistol and ammo in his possession. Unlawful possession of a…
Gary Pourier, Abusive Sexual Contact, South Dakota 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 59-year-old Porcupine man has been convicted of five counts of Abusive Sexual Contact after a three-day trial in federal court in Rapid City, South Dakota. Gary Pourier was accused of fondling a 10-year-old girl inside a convenience store near Porcupine in July 2024. The victim reported the incident to her…
Kyle Ranch Hand, Check Forgery, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read A Kyle ranch hand got a taste of the cold, hard justice he dished out to his former employer, snagging a year in the slammer for a brazen check theft scheme. Lyle Dean Misun Tibbits, 33, was sentenced to one year in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…
Wilber Zetino-Alvarez, Re-Entering US Illegally, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 29-year-old Guatemalan national was back in the United States before he was caught and sentenced for re-entering the country illegally. Wilber Zetino-Alvarez, 29, was found in South Dakota on October 21, 2025, by law enforcement, who discovered he was an alien unlawfully present in the US. Zetino-Alvarez had been deported…
Lindsey Fitzgerald, Methamphetamine Distribution, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Lindsey Fitzgerald, a 37-year-old woman from Box Elder, South Dakota, was the mastermind behind a massive methamphetamine trafficking operation in Rapid City. Between October 2021 and November 2024, Fitzgerald and her crew traveled to other states to buy multi-pound quantities of the deadly drug, which they then distributed in Rapid City.…
