Mission Man Indicted for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation and Domestic Violence by an Habitual Offender

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation and Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.

Roger James Spider, II, a/k/a Roger Spider, Jr., age 28, was indicted on July 17, 2018.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on December 18, 2018, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that on multiple occasions between April 24, 2018, and April 26, 2018, Spider unlawfully committed a domestic assault against his intimate partner by strangling and suffocating her and that, at the time of the domestic assaults, Spider had at least two prior convictions for offenses that would have been, if subject to federal jurisdiction, assaults against a spouse or intimate partner.

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

The investigation is being conducted by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson is prosecuting the case.   

Spider was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.