Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assault and Voluntary Manslaughter

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Aiding and Abetting, and Voluntary Manslaughter was sentenced on November 26, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Dallas Burning Breast, age 26, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for the Voluntary Manslaughter charge, and 36 months for the Assault charge, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.

Burning Breast was indicted by a federal grand jury on the Assault charge on February 14, 2018, and on the Voluntary Manslaughter charge by a federal grand jury on March 13, 2018.  He pled guilty on September 5, 2018.

The convictions stem from two separate incidents, one that occurred on July 2, 2017, and the other that occurred on March 5, 2018.  On July 2, 2017, Burning Breast beat an individual with brass knuckles in his yard, with the intent to do bodily harm, and the assault resulted in serious bodily injury. On March 5, 2018, Burning Breast was arguing with another man at a house in Rosebud.  The argument tuned into a physical altercation and Burning Breast picked up a knife and stabbed the man in the upper thigh. The knife penetrated the man’s femoral artery, causing significant blood loss.  The victim subsequently died at the Rosebud Indian Health Services Hospital in Rosebud.

These cases were investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted both cases.

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