Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assaulting a Child and for Failing to Appear in Court

PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Child Abuse and Failure to Appear. The sentencing took place on May 19, 2025.

Angela Young, age 32, was sentenced to one year and four months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Young was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2024. She pleaded guilty on February 26, 2025.

The conviction for Child Abuse stemmed from an incident that occurred in April 2024 within the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation when at a residence near Mission, South Dakota, Young assaulted a nine-year-old child by repeatedly punching the child with her fists.

Following her indictment, Young was released on bond. On September 30, 2024, Young did not attend a mandatory court hearing, and she was subsequently indicted for Failure to Appear.

These matters were prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in Federal court as opposed to State court.

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

Young was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.