Tag: South Dakota
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,…
Kyle James Loudner, Embezzlement, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kyle James Loudner, 40, and Talyn Ashley Douville, 34, of Pukwana, South Dakota, were sentenced to federal prison for embezzling $160,000 from the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe. The theft occurred between May 27, 2022, and July 2, 2024, when Loudner, an elected official, and Douville, a tribal employee, drew nearly 100…
Fred Leading Cloud, Stabbing, South Dakota 2025
⏱ 2 min read Fred Leading Cloud, a 68-year-old man from Mission, South Dakota, stabbed a victim in the neck during an altercation on May 22, 2025, on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. The incident led to a federal indictment in September 2025, and Leading Cloud pleaded guilty on April 20, 2026. The case was…
Brenda Fernandez, Meth Trafficking, South Dakota 2024
⏱ 2 min read Brenda Fernandez, a 52-year-old woman from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was caught with 34 grams of pure methamphetamine during a traffic stop on September 1, 2024, in the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation. She had a scale, baggies, and a drug ledger in her possession, indicating her intention to distribute the…
John Stanford Roth, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, South Dakota 2026
⏱ 2 min read John Stanford Roth, a 58-year-old Arizona man, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The conviction came after a three-day trial that ended on July 8, 2026. Roth worked with a drug trafficking organization led by Matthew Shade to distribute cartel-sourced fentanyl and methamphetamine…
