October 27, 2009
Rapid City, SD
U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jackie Black Hawk, age 27, of Wanblee, appeared before U.S. District Judge Richard H. Battey on October 27, 2009, and pled guilty to an indictment that charged her with Abuse and Neglect of a Minor. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 15 years imprisonment and 3 years supervised release. On or about October 22, 2008, Black Hawk was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by an intoxicated driver. Black Hawk failed to place her five-month-old-child in a car seat in the vehicle, and the child was killed as a result of injuries she sustained when the intoxicated driver crashed the vehicle. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mara M. Kohn. A presentence investigation was ordered, and sentencing was scheduled for January 12, 2010. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending sentencing. # # # |
