Rapid City Man Sentenced for Escape from Custody

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Escape from Custody was sentenced on January 27, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Christopher Alan Becker, age 32, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in custody, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Becker was indicted for the charge on August 18, 2015.  Becker pleaded guilty on October 30, 2015.

The conviction stems from Becker escaping from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons at the Community Alternatives of the Black Hills, where he was in custody on August 13, 2015.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Kelderman prosecuted the case.

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