Dupree Woman Sentenced for Larceny

PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Dupree, South Dakota, woman convicted of Larceny. The sentencing took place on April 6, 2023.

Sophie Little Wounded, a/k/a Sophie Dupris, age 35, was sentenced to time served from her arrest on October 18, 2022, through May  1, 2023, equal to approximately six months of incarceration, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $700 in restitution and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Little Wounded was indicted for Larceny by a federal grand jury in November of 2022. She pleaded guilty on January 4, 2023.

Little Wounded took a 2013 Ford Mustang from the driveway of a residence in Sioux Falls on the evening of October 18, 2022, or the early morning hours of October 19, 2022, without the owner’s consent. Little Wounded had been visiting at the owner’s residence prior to the theft. Little Wounded also took $700 in cash belonging to the victim. The vehicle was reported stolen on the morning of October 19, 2022, to the Sioux Falls Police Department. The victim also contacted the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, assuming that Little Wounded was headed towards Dupree.  At approximately 9:30 a.m. on the morning of October 19, 2022, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services recovered the vehicle by performing a traffic stop on Little Wounded a short distance outside of Eagle Butte. The $700 in missing money was not recovered. 

This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Sioux Falls Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller prosecuted the case.

Little Wounded was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.