US
Attorney Marty J. Jackley announced that a Rapid City man has
been indicted by a federal grand jury for aiding and abetting
in the first degree murder of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash on or
about December 12, 1975. Vine Richard Marshall aka Dick Marshall,
was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 20, 2008, for
aiding and abetting first degree murder. He appeared before
US Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on August 26, 2008, and
pled not guilty to the indictment. The penalty upon conviction
is mandatory life imprisonment. The charge is merely an accusation
and Marshall is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
US Attorney Marty Jackley stated that, “this investigation
remains open and I am, therefore, not providing further information
at this time.” Fritz Arlo Looking Cloud and John Graham
aka John Boy Patton have been previously charged by separate
indictment for committing and aiding and abetting in the first
degree murder of Anna Mae Pictou Aquash. In February 2004, Looking
Cloud was convicted for his role in the offense. He was sentenced
to life imprisonment in April 2004. Graham’s jury trial
is presently scheduled to commence in Rapid City on October 6,
2008. The investigation is being conducted by the FBI. US Attorney
Marty Jackley and Assistant US Attorney Robert A. Mandel are
prosecuting the case. Marshall was remanded to the custody of
the US Marshal. A trial date has not yet been set
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