West River Eagle

Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Larceny




Sage Nelson, age 29, was sentenced to time served and two years of supervised release for stealing a pickup from downtown Eagle Butte last June.


A federal grand jury orginially indicted Nelson for Larceny on December 8, 2015.  He pled guilty on March 29, 2016.


The conviction stems from a June 19, 2015, incident when Nelson stole a pickup truck that was parked in front of a bar in Eagle Butte.  The owner had left the keys in the vehicle while he went inside to visit with his brother.  Acting on a report from Nelson’s girlfriend, law enforcement located the vehicle and a Corson County deputy conducted a felony (high-risk) traffic stop about 76 miles from where the vehicle was stolen.  Nelson was the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle.  His BAC was .156 and several open containers were recovered from the interior of the vehicle.


This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, the Corson County Sheriff’s Department, the Mobridge City Police Department, the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Standing Rock Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller prosecuted the case.



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