A federal court judge has sentenced a 23 year old man from St. Francis convicted of Second Degree Murder and Assault With a Dangerous Weapon to 40 years in prison.
Isaiah Clarence Young’s prison sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release for Second Degree Murder. He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon. The sentences will be served concurrently. Young was also ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.
In the early morning hours of January 24, 2021, Young broke into a St. Francis, South Dakota, residence with the intent to commit larceny. He entered a bedroom and turned on a light, awakening a man and a woman who were sleeping in the bedroom. Young grabbed a hammer and assaulted the victims, repeatedly striking them in the head and face. Young then picked up a knife and stabbed both victims repeatedly. The woman suffered fatal injuries. The man was hospitalized for his injuries but survived.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.
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