North Dakota Man Sentenced for Assault

ABERDEEN - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a Fort Yates, North Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on June 5, 2023.

Calvin Killspotted, a/k/a Sonesakda Killspotted, age 41, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, restitution in the amount of $3,954, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Killspotted was indicted for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury by a federal grand jury in August of 2021. He pleaded guilty on May 17, 2022.

On June 3, 2021, near Little Eagle, South Dakota, within the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, Killspotted punched his dating partner and broke her jaw.

This case was investigated by the FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, Standing Rock Agency, and the Corson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.

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