Parmelee Woman Sentenced for Assaulting Child

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding was sentenced on August 25, 2017, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.

Charlee Spotted Tail, age 22, was sentenced to 4 months in custody, followed by 1 year of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $25.

Spotted Tail was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 12, 2016. She pled guilty on June 19, 2017.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on March 11, 2016, in Mission, South Dakota. Spotted Tail started an altercation in a store parking lot with a woman who was holding her six-month-old baby. Spotted Tail attempted to strike the woman, and instead struck the baby in the head. She then struck the baby a second time before fleeing the scene in a nearby vehicle.

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

Spotted Tail was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.