ABERDEEN - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has sentenced a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on December 4, 2025.

Brady James Claymore, 38, was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Claymore was indicted for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury by a federal grand jury in May 2025. He pleaded guilty on September 16, 2025.

On the evening of December 26, 2024, Claymore was drinking alcohol at his mother's home in McLaughlin, South Dakota, in the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation. When his mother reproved him, Claymore became upset, placed his hands around her neck and squeezed. After Claymore's brother punched him several times in the head, Claymore let go of his mother and lost his balance. Both Claymore and his mother then tumbled down a short flight of steps. Claymore's mother incurred a broken nose and fractured three teeth in the fall.

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 Bureau of Indian Affairs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl Thunem prosecuted the case.

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