Kyle Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Woman Causing Serious Bodily Injury

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.  The sentencing took place on January 2, 2026.

Vinnie Sonny Makes Good, 37, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $200 in special assessments to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and $328.02 in restitution.

Makes Good was indicted for the charges by a federal grand jury in December 2024.  He pleaded guilty on October 10, 2025.

In March 2023, Makes Good assaulted his dating partner inside a vehicle near Kyle.  He then threw her out of the vehicle and assaulted her by kicking and punching her. The victim sustained injuries to her face, torso, and legs, and further sustained a broken pinky finger.

In October 2023, Makes Good assaulted the same partner causing her to sustain a 3 mm left tentorial subdural hematoma as well as fractures to vertebra in her back.  She was initially transported to Indian Health Services Hospital in Pine Ridge and then on to Monument Health in Rapid City for further care. 

This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandating certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian country be prosecuted in federal court as opposed to State court.

This case was investigated by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen prosecuted the case.

Makes Good was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.