Mission Man Acquitted on Ammunition Charge

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Possession of Ammunition by a Felon as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on June 5 and June 6, 2019.

Aaron Santistevan, age 43, was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 13, 2019, and a Superseding Indictment was filed on May 14, 2019.  

The charge relates to the allegation that on December 28, 2018, Santistevan, having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for more than one year, possessed 40 rounds of copper-jacketed, hollow point .50 Action Express caliber handgun ammunition.

The investigation was conducted by Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the U.S. Attorney's Office prosecuted the case.