Press Release
McLaughlin Man Charged with Assaulting Two Federal Officers and Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for assault of a federal officer (two counts) and domestic assault by an habitual offender.
Daniel Lee Hoisington, age 37, was indicted on August 7, 2018. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Gerdes on August 28, 2018, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalties upon conviction for assault of a federal officer are as follows: eight (8) years in prison; and/or a $250,000 fine; a period of supervised release of three (3) years; $100 special assessment; restitution may be ordered. The maximum penalties upon conviction of domestic assault by an habitual offender are as follows: five (5) years in prison; and/or a $250,000 fine; a period of supervised release of three (3) years; $100 special assessment; restitution may be ordered.
According to the Indictment, on or about the 29th day of June, 2018, in McLaughlin, Hoisington did forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, and interfere with two officers, while the officers were engaged in the performance of their official duties. The officers were employed as federal law enforcement officers with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior, assigned to perform law enforcement functions.
The Indictment further states on or about the 29th day of June, 2018, Hoisington did unlawfully commit a domestic assault upon a person, when at the time of the domestic assault, Daniel Hoisington had a final conviction, on at least two separate prior occasions, for offenses that would have been, if subject to federal jurisdiction, an assault against a spouse and intimate partner.
The charges are merely an accusation and Hoisington is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy R. Jehangiri is prosecuting the case.
Hoisington was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal’s Service. A trial date of October 16, 2018, has been set.
Updated August 31, 2018
Topics
Indian Country Law and Justice
Violent Crime
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