Tag: South Dakota
Alex Badura, Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Alex Badura, a 27-year-old Rapid City man, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. Between November 2024 and September 2025, Badura used artificial intelligence to create explicit images of two 12-year-old children related to him. He then possessed and distributed these images, along with other…
Julian One Star, Abusive Sexual Contact, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Julian One Star, a 38-year-old Saint Francis, South Dakota man, has been sentenced to 8 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. One Star was required to register after being convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact in Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court in October 2022. However, after updating…
Dakota Horned Eagle, Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Dakota Horned Eagle, a 22-year-old from McLaughlin, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 8 years and 1 month in federal prison for receiving child pornography. The sentencing took place on August 3, 2026, after Horned Eagle pleaded guilty on April 21, 2026. Between November 2003 and November 2024, Horned Eagle used…
Uelingatoni Pahulu, Gun Possession, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Uelingatoni Pahulu, 32, a convicted felon from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, fired a gun in a parking lot on November 1, 2025, after getting into an altercation with another man. The incident occurred at a Shop N Cart on N. Minnesota Avenue. Pahulu, who had a previous felony conviction in California,…
Gary Pourier, Abusive Sexual Contact, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gary Pourier, a 59-year-old man from Porcupine, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for five charges of Abusive Sexual Contact. The crimes occurred in July 2024, when Pourier sexually fondled a 10-year-old girl at the Common Cents Convenience Store near Porcupine. The victim reported the incident…
Eric Shepherd, Conspiracy to Commit Theft from a Program Receiving Federal Funds, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Eric Shepherd, 53, and Olivia Locke, 60, former top officials at the Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority (SWHA) in South Dakota, have admitted to embezzling over $3.5 million in federal funds. The duo, who held positions of trust as executive director and chief financial officer, abused their power to issue and cash…
Delyle Ambrose Left Hand, Assault, South Dakota 2023
⏱ 2 min read Delyle Ambrose Left Hand, a 55-year-old Kenel, South Dakota man, brutally assaulted his girlfriend at his ranch on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in September 2023. The attack left his partner with extensive bruising on her face, shoulders, and legs. Left Hand punched, kicked, and bit his victim during the…
Jackson Moss, Child Pornography, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jackson Moss, a 38-year-old Rapid City, South Dakota, man, was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. Between June and December 2024, Moss used the internet-based chat application Kik to search for, download, and view sexually explicit visual depictions of minors under the age of 18. The…
Christopher Calvin Bald Eagle, Failing to Register as Sex Offender, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Calvin Bald Eagle, a 71-year-old from Manderson, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 2 years and 9 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. The crime occurred in Rapid City, where Bald Eagle was required to update his address after being released from custody in…
Gary Pourier, Abusive Sexual Contact, South Dakota 2026
RAPID CITY, South Dakota – A Porcupine man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for five charges of Abusive Sexual Contact. On August 3, 2026, U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Gary Pourier, 59, to 12 years in federal prison for each count, followed by five years of supervised release. Each…
