Lower Brule Man Sentenced for Resisting a Federal Officer

Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Lower Brule, 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. 

Shiloh Small Jumper, age 31, was sentenced to 3 years of probation, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $25.

Small Jumper was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 17, 2020.  He pled guilty on September 7, 2021.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on February 4, 2020, in Lower Brule, South Dakota.  Following a complaint call of a disturbance, officers arrived at the scene where Small Jumper was present and would not leave the residence.  Small Jumper resisted officer’s attempts to place him under 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.