Mission Woman Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, Opposing, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on January 4, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Alvina Leader Charge, age 30, was sentenced to time served, at least 4 months in a residential re-entry program, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Leader Charge was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 14, 2015. She pled guilty on October 9, 2015.

The conviction arose from a June 30, 2015, incident when a Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services Officer responded to a call near the Maverick Motel in Mission.  At the scene, the officer arrested Leader Charge for contempt of court and making a false statement. At first, Leader Charge was cooperative, but then she began calling the officer names and threatening to get her fired. The officer tried to calm Leader Charge and warned her they would need to use a security chair if she did not settle down. When the officer was taking Leader Charge out of the squad car, Leader Charge pulled away from the officer and hit the officer in the face and chest. Leader Charge told the officer, “You’re going to get killed,” and said she was going to be on a 24-hour search for the officer.

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

Leader Charge was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.