FEBRUARY 2024:
A federal jury has acquitted a 21 year old man from Oglala of three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping.
Drace Dreaming Bear, age 21, was indicted by a federal grand jury in March of 2023.
The investigation was conducted by the Oglala Sioux Tribe – Department of Public Safety. The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case.
JUNE 2023:
A federal grand jury has indicted an Oglala, South Dakota, man for three counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping.
Drace Dreaming Bear, age 21, pleaded not guilty.
The maximum penalty upon conviction for each charge is life in prison and/or a $250,000 fine, a mandatory minimum of five years up to life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund for each count of conviction. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charges relate to Dreaming Bear kidnapping, confining, and sexually abusing a female at Oglala between December 3 and 4, 2022.
The investigation is being conducted by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen is prosecuting the case.
Dreaming Bear was released on bond pending trial. A trial date has been set for August 15, 2023.
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