Agency Village Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Assault

ABERDEEN - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced an Agency Village, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding. The sentencing took place on August 17, 2026.

Donald Philip Red Owl, age 45, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison, 1 year of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $25.

Red Owl was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2025. He pleaded guilty on June 1, 2026.

The conviction stemmed from an incident on October 28, 2024, when Red Owl struck his 15-year-old daughter in the face when she refused to give her cell phone to him.

This case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Ebert-Webb.

This matter was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged to have occurred in Indian Country be prosecuted in federal court as opposed to State court.

Red Owl was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.