Tribal and Federal Authorities Cooperate to Arrest 17 on Standing Rock

Adrea Korthase

The article from the Bismarck Tribune is here. An excerpt:

Besides the FBI and BIA, the U.S. Marshal’s Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Sioux County Sheriff’s Department and U.S. Parole and Pre-Trial Services also were involved in the investigation and arrests Tuesday morning on the reservation that straddles North Dakota and South Dakota.

Operation Prairie Thunder resulted in 10 people being charged in U.S. District Court in North Dakota, two people being charged in U.S. District Court in South Dakota and five people charged in Standing Rock Tribal Court.

and

In another unusual move, U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller traveled to Standing Rock Reservation south of Mandan on Tuesday morning to hold first appearances for the 10 people charged in U.S. District Court in North Dakota.

“It’s very, very rare” for a federal judge to travel to a reservation for court hearings, Purdon said. “I’m aware of it at least once in North Dakota, many, many years ago.”

5 thoughts on “Tribal and Federal Authorities Cooperate to Arrest 17 on Standing Rock”

  1. Mark June 5, 2012 / 11:51 pm

    Who cares about drugs. Given the appalling statistics for investigating and prosecuting sexual assaults against women and children in Indian country, all this shows is that when drugs are involved the feds magically find the necessary cash and manpower. Absolutely disgusting.

  4. ilpc June 6, 2012 / 9:15 am

    Thank you!

  5. Adrea Korthase June 6, 2012 / 12:56 pm

    This situation is discouraging because the rarities pointed out in this article should not be rarities at all. Still, it is important in my opinion to care about drugs because of the negative consequences drugs have on tribal communities. The U.S. Government needs to send the message that Indian Country is not a safe haven for drugs and drug dealers.

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