Mission Man Sentenced for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation

PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation. The sentencing took place on March 13, 2023.

Alexander Brave, age 29, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Brave was indicted by a federal grand jury in August of 2022. He pleaded guilty on December 7, 2022.

The conviction stems from conduct that occurred in October of 2021 in Todd County, South Dakota, wherein Brave assaulted his intimate partner by strangling and suffocating her.

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.   

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