Tag: South Dakota
Curtis Cummings, Drug Trafficking, South Dakota 2022
⏱ 2 min read In Rapid City, South Dakota, a young man was found dead in his vehicle at a gas station in late April 2022. The victim had two aluminum foil pieces with remnants of a partially melted blue-green pill on his center console. An autopsy revealed that the victim died from an overdose.…
Trevin Antonio, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, South Dakota 2026
Assault on Reservation Leaves Woman with Severe Lacerations A disturbing act of violence in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, resulted in severe injuries to a woman and has landed the perpetrator, Trevin Antonio, behind bars. The 29-year-old man was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison for his role in the assault. The…
Brandon Hitt, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A massive methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Pierre, South Dakota, has been busted, with ringleaders Brandon Hitt and Luticia Falcon receiving lengthy prison sentences. The pair, both 41, were involved in a complex web of drug trafficking that began in June 2024 and continued until October 2025, involving up to 45 kilograms…
John Parrado, Fentanyl Distribution, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read John Parrado, a 38-year-old Arizona man, has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in western South Dakota. Parrado pleaded guilty to the crime on January 5, 2026, after being indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2025. He was involved…
Curtis Cummings, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, South Dakota 2022
A Rapid City man has been recognized for his role in a multi-agency investigation that led to the conviction of four individuals involved in a fentanyl trafficking ring. The multi-agency team, which included the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, the Rapid City Police Department, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the South Dakota Highway Patrol,…
Tigh Bagola, Firing a Gun at Persons, South Dakota 2023
⏱ 2 min read Tigh Bagola, a 42-year-old man from Fort Thompson, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for firing a gun at other persons. The incident occurred on July 5, 2023, in the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation, when Bagola argued with the victims and then brandished a handgun…
John Odom Harris Jr., Methamphetamine Distribution, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read A California man has been found guilty of conspiring to distribute massive quantities of methamphetamine in South Dakota. John Odom Harris Jr., 41, of Stockton, was convicted of sending over 100 pounds of meth to the state between early 2023 and early 2024. Harris used the mail and also provided the…
Anthony Little Hoop, Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Anthony Little Hoop, a 36-year-old Sioux Falls man, has been sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. Little Hoop was convicted of Sexual Abuse in 2012 and was required to update his registration within three business days of relocation or…
Aaron England, Possessing a Firearm as a Felon, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Aaron England, a 30-year-old Rapid City man, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. The incident occurred on July 23, 2024, when law enforcement initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle England was driving in Rapid City, South Dakota. England failed to stop…
Jonathan Sierra, Assault, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jonathan Sierra, a 22-year-old man from Parmelee, South Dakota, attacked a federal officer on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in July 2025. The incident occurred when a Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services officer was speaking to Sierra’s ex-girlfriend at her residence in Mission, South Dakota. Sierra arrived at the scene,…
