A Cherry Creek, SD, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter was sentenced this month (May 17, 2021) in US District Court.
61 year old Jerome White Horse, Jr., was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
On February 12, 2020, in Cherry Creek, White Horse and another person assaulted a man who crashed his vehicle during a medical emergency. White Horse used a garden hoe to strike the victim in the head. The victim died of injuries sustained during the assault.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.
White Horse was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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