Fort Pierre Man Sentenced for Resisting a Federal Officer

Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on September 7, 2021, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.

Londelle Ashley, age 31, was sentenced to four months custody and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $25.

Ashley was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 1, 2020.  He pled guilty on June 22, 2021.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on August 19, 2020, in the Big Bend community on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.  Bureau of Indian Affairs officers were called to a report of a person acting in a disorderly manner at a residence.  When officers entered the home, the defendant rushed the officer and actively resisted arrest.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.