Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Larceny and Failure to Appear

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Larceny and Failure to Appear was sentenced on November 26, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Angel Taylor, age 32, was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison on the Larceny charge, and an additional month in prison on the Failure to Appear charge.   After being released from custody, Taylor will be on supervised release for 2 years.  She was also ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Taylor was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 16, 2017, for the Larceny charge, and on June 12, 2018, for the Failure to Appear charge.  She pled guilty to both charges on September 5, 2018.

The Larceny conviction stemmed from an incident on February 5, 2017, when Taylor stole a pickup and personal property with a value of more than $1,000.00, from an individual.

The Failure to Appear conviction stemmed from an incident on March 21, 2018, when Taylor was summoned to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno for a scheduled hearing on her Larceny charge and failed to appear for court as directed.

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

Taylor was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.