AUGUST 2023:
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter.
Scotty Old Horse, 28, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
The conviction stems from Old Horse killing another man on November 2, 2022, at Kyle, when Old Horse struck him with his vehicle.
This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in Federal court as opposed to State court.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Lindrooth prosecuted the case.
NOVEMBER 2022:
A federal grand jury has indicted a Kyle man for Second Degree Murder.
27 year old Scotty Old Horse pleaded not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that on November 2, 2022, at Kyle, South Dakota, Old Horse killed a man by striking him with a vehicle.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, five years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelsey Blair is prosecuting the case.
Old Horse was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
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