Pierre, South Dakota – In a recent crackdown on firearm possession, Tevin Thin Elk, Sr. was sentenced to time served through September 25, 2024, or approximately 16 months in custody, three years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
On August 28, 2024, U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte handed down the sentence to Thin Elk, Sr., a 27-year-old Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
The conviction stemmed from a traffic stop on August 19, 2022, in Mission, within the Rosebud Indian Reservation. During the course of the traffic stop, a drug K9 alerted to the vehicle, resulting in a search.
Officers located marijuana, a methamphetamine pipe, and an extended magazine on Thin Elk’s person, and a Glock pistol in the backseat of the vehicle. Thin Elk admitted to officers that the firearm was his and he was a regular user of marijuana and methamphetamine. Thin Elk’s UA that day was positive for both substances.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.
Thin Elk, Sr. was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.
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Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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