FEBRUARY 14, 2023:
A 26 year old Rapid City man convicted of Escape from Custody was sentenced by U.S. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Kobes.
Preston White Feather was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
White Feather was in the Bureau of Prisons custody serving a sentence of 14 months, with three years of supervised release to follow, for Third Degree Burglary. In June of 2021 his supervised release was revoked and he was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment, as well as an additional 22 months’ imprisonment, and three years of supervised release to run concurrently in another criminal file. He was placed at the Community Education Center in Rapid City to finish serving his sentence as part of a re-entry process. He walked away and was found in Rosebud three months later.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case.
JULY 2021:
A 25 year old man from Mission convicted of Theft of Government Property has been sentenced in US District Court.
Preston White Feather must spend 22 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. White Feather was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $26,198.30.
The conviction stemmed from White Feather’s participation in a series of burglaries in Mission in April of 2021. Between April 2, 2021, and April 15, 2021, White Feather was involved in the burglary of multiple local businesses in Mission. On April 16, 2021, White Feather broke into the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Administration Building in Mission, and stole a pickup truck. On April 21, 2021, White Feather burglarized the BIA building a second time.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.
White Feather was immediately remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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