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Date: 03-01-2021
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Case Number: 3:20-cr-30149-RAL
Judge: Mark A. Moreno
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Hughes County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer.
Warren Dion, age 22, was charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing and impeding a federal officers.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 20 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 Indictment alleges that on October 18, 2020, in Fort Thompson, Dion forcefully resisted a federal officer, who was engaged in the performance of his official duties, in a manner that involved physical contact. The indictment further alleges that the officer suffered bodily injury as a result of the incident.
The charge is merely an accusation and Dion is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek Agency. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley is prosecuting the case.
Outcome: The charges set forth in the Indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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