Rosebud Man and Woman Sentenced to 3 Decades in Federal Prison for Second Degree Murder

PIERRE - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Rosebud, South Dakota man and a Parmelee, South Dakota woman, following their convictions for Second Degree Murder.

Dillion Millard, age 27, pleaded guilty on August 13, 2025. On August 10, 2026, he was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Charmaine Medicine, age 31, pleaded guilty on May 12, 2026. On August 10, 2026, she was also sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Millard and Medicine were indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2024. The convictions stem from an incident that occurred July 2019, in Todd County, South Dakota, in the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. In the early morning hours of July 9, 2019, Millard and Medicine picked up the victim, a 15-year-old male, from his residence, and told him they were going to go drink alcoholic beverages together. They drove him to a nearby park and walked to a secluded area where they sat and drank. The victim became intoxicated, at which point Millard began to strangle the victim with his hands. When the victim stopped struggling, Millard dragged his lifeless body over to a tree and used his belt to tie the victim to a branch by his neck. Medicine and Millard then departed the scene. A few hours later, however, they returned, poured oil on the victim's body and lit him on fire in an effort to destroy the evidence of their malicious and evil deed. The victim's body was discovered by hikers on the afternoon of July 10, 2019. The case remained under active investigation until May 2024, when Millard confessed to his and Medicine's actions.

"I am so saddened and disheartened by the inhumanity of this terrible crime," said U.S. Attorney Parsons. "But I'm relieved for the victim's family that they finally have some answers and can know that a measure of justice has been achieved," said U.S. Attorney Parsons.

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.

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.

Millard and Medicine were immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service at the conclusion of their individual sentencing hearings.