U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter.
Julian James Hard Heart, 20, was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Hard Heart was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
The conviction stems from Hard Heart shooting another person after a verbal altercation on November 28, 2021, in Pine Ridge. The victim succumbed to his injuries.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah B. Collins prosecuted the case.
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