Parmelee Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer

Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting a Federal Officer was sentenced on October 4, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.

Matthew M. Horned Eagle, Jr., age 31, was sentenced to time served through October 21, 2021, to equal 12 months in federal custody, three years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Horned Eagle was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 12, 2021.  He pled guilty on July 15, 2021.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on April 13, 2020, in Todd County, South Dakota.  Horned Eagle forcibly assaulted a law enforcement officer, who was employed by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, by knocking a body camera off the law enforcement officer’s vest during a physical struggle and later spitting on another officer.

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.

Horned Eagle was immediately released.