Pine Ridge Man Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Officer

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault on a Federal Officer was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann.

Jourdan Brown, age 23, was sentenced on December 23, 2019, to 10 months in a federal prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release, and a $25 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

The charge related to Brown lowering his shoulder and striking the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety officer in the chest, after the officer responded to a theft call at a business in Pine Ridge.

This case was investigated by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen prosecuted the case.

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