JUNE 2022:
A Flandreau woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer has been sentenced in federal court.
Caley Studsdahl, age 24, must spend three years on probation and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $25.
The conviction stemmed from an incident on or about April 21, 2020, when Studsdahl was approached by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Acting Chief of Police because there was a tribal warrant for her arrest. The Acting Chief of Police placed Studsdahl in handcuffs, conducted a search, and placed her in the rear cage of his patrol vehicle. Before he could close the door, Studsdahl voluntarily and intentionally assaulted the Acting Chief of Police by spitting on his face and said an obscenity directed at him.
This case was investigated by the FBI.
SEPTEMBER 2021:
A 24 year old woman from Flandreau has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting and Impeding a Federal Officer.
Caley Studsdahl pled not guilty.
Court information alleges that on April 21, 2020, Studsdahl forcibly assaulted, resisted, opposed, impeded, intimidated, and interfered with the Acting Chief of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe while he was engaged in the performance of his official duties and said conduct involved physical contact.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to eight years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ann M. Hoffman is prosecuting the case.
Studsdahl was released on bond pending trial which has been set for November 23, 2021.
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