A Wahpeton, ND, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon has been sentenced in federal US District Court.
40 year old Vincent Chasing Hawk’s punishment is 48 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and payment of $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
The conviction stems from an incident on September 5, 2020, in Eagle Butte, when Chasing Hawk and the victim had been drinking. Chasing Hawk, unprovoked, stood up and started punching the victim. All totaled, Chasing Hawk punched the victim approximately 30 times. During the assault, the victim fell onto the floor. After the victim was on the floor, Chasing Hawk then stomped on the victim. During the assault, Chasing Hawk knocked a clothes iron off a table, then picked it up and hit the victim with it at least four times.
This case was investigated by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.
Chasing Hawk was immediately turned over to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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