Jury Finds Eagle Butte Man Not Guilty of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man was acquitted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on March 17, 2021.

Joshua Heideman, age 27, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 16, 2020.

The charge relates to an incident where the Defendant is alleged to have assaulted a 69-year old man with a bar on May 20, 2020, in Dupree.  After the jury trial, Heideman was remanded into custody based upon his admission to violating the terms and conditions of his supervised release from a 2017 First Degree Burglary conviction

The investigation was conducted by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case.