Rosebud Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Prohibited Person in Possession of Ammunition

Arcoren was convicted of a federal crime and was sentenced in 2006 to 51 months in custody.  On March 3, 2015, Arcoren was with his girlfriend, the victim, at their trailer home in St. Francis.  Arcoren and the victim began to argue, and Arcoren threw objects at the victim and threatened physical harm.  Arcoren then hit the victim on her arms with a tent stake that he had sharpened. The argument lasted several hours and Arcoren and the victim moved between the trailer home and the victim’s vehicle, and at one point Arcoren drove the victim to another property.  Throughout the course of the argument, Arcoren had in his possession forty rounds of Federal .22 caliber ammunition, and thirty-seven rounds of Remington .22 caliber ammunition.

A Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives performed an interstate nexus on the ammunition in Arcoren’s possession and determined that the ammunition is defined as ammunition, and that it was not manufactured in the state of South Dakota.  Accordingly, the ammunition was shipped or transported in interstate commerce.