United States Attorney Marty J. Jackley
announced today that on November 21, 2006, Jonathan Brave (19) pled guilty
in federal court to voluntary manslaughter. Brave, of Oglala, appeared
before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier and pleaded guilty to the
superseding information filed on November 21, 2006, after an investigation
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The maximum penalty upon conviction
is ten years and/or a $250,000 fine. Jackley said the charges relate
to an incident on August 9, 2006, near Oglala in which Brave killed Delane
Stands by beating him with a metal bar. The case was prosecuted by Assistant
United States Attorney Gregg S. Peterman. A presentence investigation
was ordered and a sentencing date has been set for February 9, 2007.
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