Little Eagle Man Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Federal Prison for First Degree Burglary of a Tribal Home

ABERDEEN - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a man from Little Eagle, South Dakota, convicted of First Degree Burglary.  The sentencing took place on November 3, 2025.

Jett Allen Grey Cloud, age 28, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Grey Cloud was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2025.  He pleaded guilty on July 15, 2025.

Shortly after midnight on February 25, 2025, Grey Cloud, heavily intoxicated, knocked on the door of a small family home in Little Eagle, South Dakota, in the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation.  Grey Cloud was looking for a friend.  The father of the family did not recognize Grey Cloud and refused to let him in.  Undeterred, Grey Cloud barged into the home and began scuffling with the residents.  Grey Cloud drew a knife and stabbed the father in the head, fracturing his left orbital and cutting a tendon in his hand. A teenaged boy then shoved Grey Cloud out of the home and locked the door.  Grey Cloud was arrested later that night.

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

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl Thunem prosecuted the case.

Grey Cloud was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.