MARCH 2023:
Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Lower Brule man convicted of Assault of an Intimate Partner by Strangulation.
William Thigh a/k/a William Fire Cloud, age 38, was sentenced to 20 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.
Between the November 28, 2021, and November 30, 2021, at Lower Brule, Thigh assaulted his intimate partner by strangling her. Thigh placed his hands around the victim’s neck and applied pressure.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services, Lower Brule Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy Morley prosecuted the case.
MARCH 2022:
A 36 year old Lower Brule man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault of an Intimate Partner by Strangulation.
William Thigh, a/k/a, William Fire Cloud pled not guilty.
The Indictment alleges that on August 2, 2021, in Lower Brule, Thigh assaulted a woman with shod feet, a space heater, an electric fan, an air purifier, a metal bar, and electrical cords, with intent to do bodily harm to her. In addition, the Indictment charges that between November 28, 2021, and November 30, 2021, in Lower Brule, Thigh assaulted a woman with a rifle and shod feet, with intent to do bodily harm to her. On both occasions, Thigh is alleged to have unlawfully assaulted a spouse, intimate partner, and dating partner by strangulating and suffocating her, and attempting to do so.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to ten 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 Justice Services, Crow Creek Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley is prosecuting the case.
Thigh was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
Comments