Cherry Creek Man Sentenced for Assault

Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota man charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon was sentenced on September 14, 2012, by United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Jody Jeremy Dupris, age 32, was sentenced to 99 months in custody, three years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment to the Victim Assistance Fund.

Dupris was indicted by a federal grand jury in two separate cases in regard to several felony assaults—the first on November 8, 2011, and the second on February 14, 2012. As part of a joint plea agreement, Dupris pled guilty to two of the felony assaults. The assault resulting in serious bodily injury stems from an August 14, 2010, incident when Dupris severely assaulted and injured a male victim; and the second assault with a dangerous weapon incident occurred on May 27, 2011, when Dupris ran a vehicle he was driving into a van driven by a female. Both assaults occurred in Cherry Creek, South Dakota.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Division conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Mikal Hanson prosecuted the case.

Dupris was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals Service.

Eagle Butte Woman Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer with a Knife

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Pamela Dawn Garreau, age 45, of Eagle Butte, appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on March 2, 2012 and pled guilty to a superseding information that charged her with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer. The maximum penalty upon conviction is eight years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.

The conviction was based on an incident that occurred on June 23, 2010 at Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Officers from the Cheyenne River Police Department were called to Garreau’s residence by relatives. When they arrived, they found Garreau in a back bedroom holding a knife. The officers directed her to drop the knife, but instead, she walked toward them. The officers yelled at Garreau to “drop the knife,” but she did not. Garreau began swinging the knife, and one of the officers was cut.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Division. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mikal Hanson.

A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date was set for May 14, 2012.