UPDATE FEBRUARY 4, 2022:
A St. Francis man convicted of Child Abuse has been sentenced by a federal court judge.
37 year old Jeremy Iron, a/k/a Jeremy Red Tomahawk, must spend 16 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on September 9, 2020, in Todd County, South Dakota, wherein Iron argued with a 15-year-old girl and then assaulted her by pulling her hair and bending her fingers back.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.
Iron was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
MAY 18, 2021:
A federal grand jury has indicted a 36 year old man from St. Francis, South Dakota for Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender and Child Abuse.
Jeremy Iron, a/k/a Jeremy Red Tomahawk pled not guilty.
Court information alleges that on September 9, 2020, and October 27, 2020, in Todd County, Iron unlawfully committed a domestic assault and, at the time of the domestic assault, Iron had at least two prior convictions for offenses that would have been, if subject to federal jurisdiction, an assault against a spouse, intimate partner or a child of or in the care of Iron. The Indictment further alleges that at the same time and place, Iron did abuse two different children who had not attained the age of 18.
The maximum penalty if convicted is up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
Iron was remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service pending trial.
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