JUNE 2023:
U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a Fort Yates, North Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
Calvin Killspotted, a/k/a Sonesakda Killspotted, age 41, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, restitution in the amount of $3,954, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
On June 3, 2021, near Little Eagle, South Dakota, within the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, Killspotted punched his dating partner and broke her jaw.
This case was investigated by the FBI, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, Standing Rock Agency, and the Corson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.
SEPTEMBER 2021:
A 39 year old Fort Yates, North Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, Assault by Strangulation and Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.
Calvin Killspotted, a/k/a Sonesakda Killspotted pled not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that on June 2 and 3, 2021, in Corson County, Killspotted unlawfully assaulted an intimate partner when he had previously been convicted of two prior acts of domestic abuse, and that the assault resulted in bodily injury. The Indictment further alleges that Killspotted unlawfully assaulted an intimate partner by strangling and suffocating her.
The maximum penalty if convicted is 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 the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justices Services, the Corson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.
Killspotted was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.
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