Mission Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Shooting at Another Man

PIERRE - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.  The sentencing took place on January 6, 2026.

Richard Joseph One Feather, age 56, was sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison, followed by three of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

One Feather was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2025.  He pleaded guilty on October 1, 2025.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on July 20, 2024, in the Winner Housing area of the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation.  One Feather confronted the victim, an adult male, with a handgun and fired the gun in his direction, narrowly missing him.

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Dilges prosecuted the case.

This matter is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in federal court as opposed to State court.

One Feather was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.