Mission Man Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Stolen Firearm

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a man from Mission, South Dakota, convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm. The sentencing took place on August 25, 2025.

Marlow Poor Thunder, 30, was sentenced to three years and 11 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Poor Thunder was indicted for Possession of a Stolen Firearm and Felon in Possession of a Firearm by a federal grand jury in February 2025. He pleaded guilty to Possession of a Stolen Firearm on July 28, 2025.

According to court documents, on October 24, 2024, Poor Thunder was driving a stolen vehicle when he was stopped by a trooper with the South Dakota Highway Patrol. At that time, Poor Thunder possessed a stolen firearm, which he had stolen earlier that day from another vehicle. Law enforcement located and seized the firearm.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the Yankton Police Department, and the Sioux Falls Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Jehangiri prosecuted the case.

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