NOVEMBER 2022:
A federal judge has determined the punishment for a 34 year old man from Eagle Butte convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
Joseph Elsey was sentenced to 18 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.
Court information says on July 11, 2021, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services officers found a revolver, methamphetamine, and methamphetamine paraphernalia in Elsey’s vehicle in Eagle Butte. Elsey admitted he owned the pistol. Elsey had been convicted of aggravated assault in 2016, and this conviction made it illegal for him to possess firearms. Elsey was also prohibited from possessing firearms because he was a habitual user of methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, the Dewey County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Elsey was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
AUGUST 2022:
A federal grand jury has indicted a 31 year old man from Eagle Butte for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
Joseph Thomas Elsey initially pled not guilty, but changed his plea on August 11, 2022, pleading to Count I of the Indictment, Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
The Indictment alleges Elsey unlawfully possessed a firearm on July 10, 2021, and September 14, 2021. The incident occurred in Dewey County.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 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 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.
Elsey was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
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