Manderson Man Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Abuse and Assault

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Manderson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Assault of Intimate Partner by Strangulation.

Nolan White Butterfly, a/k/a Nolan Angel, age 23, was indicted on February 23, 2016.  White Butterfly appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on February 26, 2016, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is life in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, 5 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The charges relate to White Butterfly sexually assaulting and strangling a female on November 12, 2015, near Manderson.

The charges are merely accusations and White Butterfly is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

The investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich is prosecuting the case.   

White Butterfly was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has been set for May 3, 2016.