Mobridge Man Sentenced to Over 1 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Malicious Destruction of Property

ABERDEEN - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a man from Mobridge, South Dakota, who was convicted of Malicious Destruction of Property. The sentencing took place on September 29, 2025.

Kendall Lee White Tail, age 34, was sentenced to 20 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. White Tail was further ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4,450.22.

White Tail was indicted by a North Dakota federal grand jury in March 2025. The case was transferred to South Dakota for plea and sentencing with the consent of the parties. White Tail pleaded guilty on August 4, 2025.

On the evening of January 18, 2024, White Tail escaped from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Correctional Facility in Fort Yates, North Dakota. During his escape, White Tail caused over $3000 of property damage to the facility. On January 26, 2024, law enforcement arrested White Tail at a residence in Bullhead, South Dakota, within the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brandi Russell and Carl Thunem prosecuted the case.

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