Tag: South Dakota
Cecle Crist, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Cecle Crist, a 53-year-old Hot Springs, South Dakota, man, was sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon. On November 2025, officers from the Fall River County Sheriff’s Office and the Hot Springs Police Department attempted to arrest Crist on a federal arrest warrant. When they…
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…
Jimi Jo Collins, Arson and Murder, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Jimi Jo Collins, a 27-year-old woman from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for setting fire to a home, killing two people inside. The incident occurred on March 2, 2025, within the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, after Collins allegedly discovered someone had broken…
Elmer Hopper, Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, South Dakota 2026
Rapid City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Child Exploitation RAPID CITY – A Rapid City man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor using the internet. Elmer Hopper, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler on June 15, 2026. Hopper was…
Thomas Maurice Cornia, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Thomas Maurice Cornia, a 20-year-old from McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced to two years in federal prison for stabbing a man in the shoulder with a knife during a brawl at a graduation party in Bullhead, South Dakota, on July 5, 2025. The fight was the culmination of a long-standing feud…
Freyane Charley, Assault, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Freyane Charley, a 48-year-old man from Parmelee, South Dakota, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for brutally assaulting a sleeping victim in a friend’s house in Sicangu Village, within the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. The attack occurred on November 1, 2024, and Charley pleaded guilty on March 19, 2026.…
Robert DiOrio, Attempted Production of Child Pornography, South Carolina 2026
⏱ 2 min read A South Carolina man’s attempt to produce child pornography has landed him in federal prison for 17.5 years. Robert DiOrio, 36, of Summerville, thought he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl on Reddit, but it was actually an undercover law enforcement officer. The conversation turned sexual, and DiOrio asked to meet…
Eugene Leon Featherman, Failing to Register as Sex Offender, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Eugene Leon Featherman, a 37-year-old Sioux Falls man, has been sentenced to 1 year and 11 months in federal prison for failing to register as a sex offender. Featherman, who was previously convicted of a federal sex offense, knowingly failed to register and update his registration from late June through September…
Xavier Orrin Hinds, Possession of Firearms, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Xavier Orrin Hinds, a 44-year-old man from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was caught possessing firearms despite being a prohibited person due to prior felony convictions. The incident occurred on October 8, 2024, when law enforcement officers discovered Hinds with firearms after an automobile accident on I-229 in Sioux Falls. Hinds pleaded…
