Todd County Man Acquitted of Assault

PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a man from Todd County, South Dakota, was acquitted of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding after a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on August 27, 2025.

Joel Miller, age 51, was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2025. The charge related to an allegation that Miller assaulted a man in May 2025, in Todd County, and within the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation.

This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because federal law mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in Federal court as opposed to State court.

The investigation was conducted by the Todd County Sheriff’s Office, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, and the FBI. The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case.