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Cherry Creek Woman Sentenced for Concealing a Person from Arrest

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota

United States Attorney Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, woman convicted of Concealing a Person from Arrest was sentenced on January 3, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

September Waloke, age 52, was sentenced to 3 months in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, and a special assessment of $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Waloke was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 9, 2016, for Concealing a Person from Arrest.  She was found guilty on September 14, 2017, following a three-day jury trial. 

The evidence produced at trial indicated the following:  In the early morning hours of October 20, 2016, Deputy U.S. Marshals went to the Condon Waloke residence in Cherry Creek in an attempt to locate Tyson LeCompte, a/k/a Tyson Garreau, who had been issued a federal arrest warrant for failing to return to the Hughes County jail, following his release on a one-day furlough the day before.  When LeCompte was not found in the residence, the deputies advised Condon and Waloke that they could not conceal, harbor, or assist LeCompte in any manner, and that they needed to contact law enforcement if they came into contact with him.

Later that same morning, LeCompte came to the Condon Waloke residence and stayed there throughout the day.  Around 5:00 p.m. that evening, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Police went to the residence and found LeCompte hiding in one of the bedrooms under a bed.  The jury found that Waloke knew that LeCompte was in the home and intentionally harbored and concealed LeCompte to prevent his arrest. 

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.

Waloke was ordered to self-report to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service on January 5, 2018, to begin serving her sentence.

Updated January 10, 2018

Topic
Indian Country Law and Justice