U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on February 3, 2026.
James Holloway, age 46, was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Holloway was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2025. He pleaded guilty on October 20, 2025.
The conviction stems from an incident that occurred on May 2, 2025, in the Lower Brule Indian Reservation. On that day, tribal law enforcement responded to a call for service from a residence in Lower Brule. The caller indicated Holloway had entered the residence without permission. Holloway was found in the basement of the residence by an officer of the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services. As the officer was attempting to remove Holloway from the home, Holloway physically struggled with the officer and knocked him down, injuring the officer’s arm.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services – Lower Brule Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Dilges prosecuted the case.
Holloway was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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