Kyle Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm as a Felon on the Pine Ridge Reservation

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on June 29, 2026.

Marcel Boyd, 40, was sentenced to two years and six 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.

Boyd was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in September 2024. He pleaded guilty on March 31, 2026.

On July 10, 2024, law enforcement responded to a report of gunshots fired in Kyle, South Dakota. Boyd pointed a pistol at others and shot it off in the air. Boyd then ran into the home of someone he knew. Law enforcement officers observed a small child's hand wave for help from inside. They entered the home and safely secured Boyd. Underneath the mattress where Boyd was found, officers located the pistol. Boyd had previously been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year and, accordingly, is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). Through PSN, the District of South Dakota seeks to bring together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Schroeder prosecuted the case.

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