United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Okreek, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault of an Intimate Partner by Strangulation and Suffocation and Child Abuse.
Sheldon Denoyer, age 30, was indicted on March 9, 2020. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on March 11, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 15 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The Indictment alleges that on August 12, 2019, Denoyer unlawfully committed a domestic assault against his intimate partner, by strangling and suffocating her, and further did abuse, expose, torture, torment, and cruelly punish a minor child.
The charges are merely accusations and Denoyer is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore is prosecuting the case.
Denoyer was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.