White River Man Sentenced for Third Degree Burglary

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a White River, South Dakota, man convicted of Third Degree Burglary was sentenced on February 2, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.

Kurt Bartlett, age 28, was sentenced to time served from his arrest on July 9, 2020, through March 3, 2022, equal to approximately 20 months in custody, followed by three years of supervised release, a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100, and $6,275.52 in restitution.

Bartlett was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 8, 2021.  He pled guilty on November 14, 2021.

The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of July 9, 2021, in Mission, South Dakota, wherein Bartlett broke into and burglarized the Todd County School District Bus Shop.  Bartlett used a pickup truck that was parked in the shop to break open a garage door and an outside gate.  He then stole a Chevrolet Suburban that was parked in the shop and drove away.  Bartlett and the Suburban were located later that day by Mellette County Sheriff’s Office Deputies in White River.  Bartlett was arrested on an outstanding warrant for a state parole violation.  He was questioned and admitted to stealing the Suburban.

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, the Mission Police Department, and the Mellette County Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.

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