Oglala Sioux Tribe Member Sentenced to 10 Years for Brutal Assault

By on August 2, 2024 0 81Views

He Tehila Brave Heart, 41, originally from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, but residing in Sacaton at the time of the offense, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza. Brave Heart, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was convicted for a violent assault that occurred on April 4, 2023.

Brave Heart and his wife, Jacqulyn Brave Heart, were found guilty of beating and threatening to kill two victims, resulting in severe bodily injury. During the attack, Brave Heart stabbed one victim in the neck with a knife and struck her in the head with an axe. He entered a guilty plea on April 22, 2024, to charges of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. Jacqulyn Brave Heart was sentenced to six years in prison on April 10, 2024, after pleading guilty to the same charges on January 22, 2024.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Gila River Police Department, with prosecution managed by Raynette Logan, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Phoenix.