Fort Thompson Man Acquitted of Robbery and Assault

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Robbery, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on October 28, 2015.

Jami Walking Bull, age 35, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 11, 2015

The charges stemmed from an alleged incident that occurred on May 12, 2015, when Walking Bull allegedly robbed and assaulted a man on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek Agency and the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case.