Parmelee Man Sentenced for Assaulting A Federal Official

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting a Federal Official was sentenced on October 6, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Randy Running Horse, age 38, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Running Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 12, 2015.  He pled guilty to the indictment on July 20, 2015.

The conviction arose from incidents that occurred on April 4, 2015, at Rosebud, when Running Horse struck a medical provider who was rendering him medical care.  Running Horse was intoxicated, had been injured, and was at the Rosebud Indian Health Services (IHS) Hospital receiving stitches.  He was being treated by medical providers, but became belligerent and used his fist to strike an IHS nurse in the head.  A security guard and a Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services officer responded to the assault, and Running Horse was arrested.  Running Horse was hostile towards the security guard and the police officer, and also threatened the police officer and the officer’s family.  Later, he was uncooperative with jail staff.

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.  Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Maher prosecuted the case.