Man pleads not guilty to child abuse

By Journal staff | Thursday, April 26, 2007

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A Norris man pleaded not guilty to federal charges of assault and child abuse.

Fenton Little Dog Jr., 21, was indicted on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and child abuse and neglect. Federal court documents show he is accused of assaulting a child younger than 18 and of “abusing, exposing, torturing, tormenting and cruelly punishing” a child younger than 7.

The alleged incidents happened between Aug. 2 and Jan. 10 in Mellette County. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the assault charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison upon conviction, and the abuse charge is punishable by 15 years in prison. Each charge can also carry fines of as much as $250,000.

Little Dog was detained pending trial.

In other federal court news:

-- Thomas Joseph Yellow Thunder, 42, Hot Springs, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse of a child, admitting to sexual contact with an 8-year-old girl between May 31, 2004, and Sept. 1, 2004, at Fort Thompson. The maximum penalty is life in prison and a $250,000 fine. Yellow Thunder was detained pending sentencing Aug. 13.

-- Ake “Kyle” Eagle Hunter, 20, Swiftbird, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Charles Kornmann to five months custody and ordered to pay $3,957 in restitution for stealing more than $1,000 worth of items from an Eagle Butte home in February 2005. Eagle Hunter must also spend three years on supervised release after release from custody. He was indicted on charges of first-degree burglary and larceny and later pleaded guilty to larceny.

-- Robert Clay Kemp, 36, Eagle Butte, pleaded guilty to a charge of passing counterfeit obligations and securities. According to federal court documents, Kemp admitted to passing two counterfeit $100 bills and one counterfeit $50 bill — both of which he had made — at Rosebud Casino Fuel Plaza last August. The maximum penalty is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Kemp was detained pending sentencing July 2.

-- Anthony S. Hacker, 28, Parmelee, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in connection with a drunken-driving accident that seriously injured a Mission child. The accident happened Aug. 27 in Todd County. The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Hacker was detained pending sentencing June 25.

-- Roy Dennis Stone Jr., 40, Rapid City, pleaded guilty to larceny for stealing more than $1,000 from St. Francis Indian School in September 2005. The maximum penalty is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was released on bond pending sentencing July 6.

-- Patrick Iron Cloud, 25, Mission, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance for an incident on Nov. 13 involving a plan to distribute marijuana. The maximum penalty is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was detained pending sentencing July 6.

-- Gwen Michalek, 52, and Nicole Grey Owl, 31, both of Lower Brule, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and aiding and abetting in connection with a plan to distribute marijuana between Oct. 14 and Oct. 24. The maximum penalty is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Both were released on bond pending sentencing July 6.

-- Daniel Underbaggage, 20, Rapid City, pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft of mail matter. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Underbaggage is accused of stealing mail from four mailboxes in the 3600 and 3700 blocks of Canyon Lake Drive last September. The maximum penalty upon conviction is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. No trial date was set.

-- John Ray Four Horns Jr., 22, St. Francis, pleaded not guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the charge relates to the alleged distribution and possession with intent to distribute marijuana between Nov. 1, 2003, and Nov. 8, 2006. The maximum penalty upon conviction is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Four Horns was detained pending trial.