United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Cherry
Creek, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson.
Joshua Adams Hale, age 29, was indicted on March 9,
2020. He waived his personal appearance
on March 26, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is 25 years in federal
prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 4 years of supervised release, and $100 to the
Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution
may also be ordered.
The Indictment alleges that on January 9, 2020, at Cherry
Creek, in Ziebach County, South Dakota, Hale willfully and maliciously set fire
to and burned a building, namely, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints chapel. The chapel was completely
destroyed by the fire.
The charge is merely an accusation and Hale is presumed
innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Cheyenne River
Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.
Hale was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals
Service pending trial. A trial date has
not been set.
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