Lower Brule Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Federal Prison for Assaulting a Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Officer with His Vehicle

PIERRE - United States Attorney Ron Parsons, announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a Lower Brule, South Dakota man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on July 6, 2026.

Cody Crazy Bull, age 35, was sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Crazy Bull was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2025. He pleaded guilty on April 9, 2026.

This conviction stems from an incident that occurred on May 12, 2025, in Lower Brule, South Dakota. Federal officers with the Bureau of Indian Affairs observed Crazy Bull in the driver's seat of a vehicle in a parking lot. Aware that Crazy Bull had an active tribal arrest warrant, the officers attempted to place him under arrest. As an officer was standing in an open door of the vehicle, Crazy Bull put the vehicle in reverse and backed up quickly, striking the officer with the vehicle door. The officer then jumped into the moving vehicle to avoid being run over and gave repeated commands for Crazy Bull to stop the vehicle. Crazy Bull eventually stopped the vehicle and fled on foot until he was apprehended a short time later hiding in a mechanical closet of a nearby building.

"The reckless and intentional actions of this fugitive from the law might well have killed this heroic federal officer acting in the line of duty," said U.S. Attorney Parsons. "Thank goodness the police lieutenant is safe. Our office backs the blue, and we will do everything we can to put anyone who assaults a law enforcement officer behind bars where they belong."

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services-Lower Brule Agency and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Dilges prosecuted the case.

Crazy Bull was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.