Macy Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian Country

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Victor Miller, age 32, of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 29, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Miller to 41 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Miller’s release from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.

In May 2023, Miller approached a group of people playing horseshoes in a residential area of Macy, Nebraska. Miller ran up to one of the players, a male victim known to Miller, and began slashing at the victim with a blade. The victim shouted to others present that Miller had a knife, and Miller’s blade cut the victim’s hand and wrist. The victim and others present began throwing horseshoes at Miller to stop his attack, and Miller fled the scene. After a call for emergency medical services, the victim was transported for care and required several sutures to close the lacerations caused by Miller.

This case was prosecuted in federal court because the assault was a felony and occurred on the Omaha Nation Indian Reservation in Nebraska.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.