Fort Thompson Woman Indicted for Assault

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United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.

Marvel Dion, age 36, was indicted on March 9, 2020.  She appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on February 1, 2022, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to eight years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that on February 1, 2020, in Fort Thompson, Dion attempted to flee out of the back of a house and began striking an officer after being informed she was being placed under arrest.


The charge is merely an accusation and Dion is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 


The investigation is being conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services, Lower Brule Agency.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley is prosecuting the case.   

Dion was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.

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