Tag: South Dakota
Trevin Antonio, Assault with a Weapon, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Trevin Antonio, a 29-year-old man from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in federal prison for assaulting a woman with a weapon in Eagle Butte, within the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation, on July 31, 2025. The victim suffered severe lacerations to her face that…
Gradyn Blue Arm, Voluntary Manslaughter, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read A deadly dispute in Dupree, South Dakota, turned fatal when Gradyn Blue Arm, 27, stabbed a victim to death on June 3, 2025, within the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation. The incident occurred after Blue Arm was asked to leave a residence, but he returned armed with knives, argued with the…
Ricky Wayne Hettich, Jr., Rape, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Ricky Wayne Hettich, Jr., a 26-year-old man from McLaughlin, South Dakota, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. The abuse occurred around Christmas 2024, when Hettich picked up the girl by the waist against her will, laid…
Patrick Fire Thunder, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Patrick Fire Thunder and Tracie Renay Gallego, a married couple from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, have been indicted for embezzling funds meant for tribal youth services. Between November 2022 and November 2024, the couple allegedly conspired to obtain and embezzle checks from the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) intended for vendors or…
Courtney Richmond, Controlled Substance Distribution, South Dakota 2026
Sioux Falls, SD – In a significant blow to the city’s illicit drug trade, 49-year-old Courtney Richmond was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in distributing a controlled substance, alongside possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier handed down the sentence…
Shane Bruguier, Aggravated Sexual Abuse, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Shane Bruguier, a 47-year-old man from Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for the aggravated sexual abuse of an 8-year-old girl. The abuse occurred between January 2015 and November 2015, within the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation. Bruguier was found guilty following a three-day…
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…
