Rapid City Man Indicted for Escape from Custody

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Escape from Custody.

Kane Youngman, age 21, was indicted on August 23, 2016.  Youngman appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann on October 12, 2016, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is 5 years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The charge relates to Youngman escaping from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons at the Community Alternatives of the Black Hills, where he was in custody on August 1, 2016.

The charge is merely an accusation and Youngman is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Kelderman is prosecuting the case.

Youngman was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has been set for December 20, 2016.