Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Second Degree Burglary

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Second Degree Burglary was sentenced on October 5, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Markus Daniel Knight, age 34, was sentenced to 41 months in custody, followed by 2 years of supervised release, over $2,000 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Knight was indicted for Second Degree Burglary and Larceny by a federal grand jury on December 9, 2014. He pled guilty to Second Degree Burglary on July 13, 2015.

The conviction arose from a December 4, 2014, incident at Timber Lake, when Knight failed to return a borrowed vehicle to the owner.  The vehicle’s owner reported the vehicle as stolen.  Knight drove the stolen vehicle to another residence, where he stole property valued in excess of $4,000.

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

Knight was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to begin serving his sentence.