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Pine Ridge Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for First Degree Murder of Child
justice.gov ^ | August 27, 2020 | U.S. Attorney’s Office District of South Dakota

Posted on 08/29/2020 3:19:27 PM PDT by ransomnote

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of First Degree Murder and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on August 21, 2020, by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.

Zachariah Michael Poor Bear, age 26, was sentenced to life in federal prison and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund as to the First Degree Murder charge.  Poor Bear was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, to be served concurrently to the murder charge, and was ordered to pay another $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund for the Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury charge.

The conviction stemmed from Poor Bear killing a 19 month-old baby by inflicting blunt force trauma to her head and abdomen in May 2015 at Pine Ridge.  Poor Bear was found guilty at trial.    

“The murder of a child is incomprehensible,” said U.S. Attorney Parsons.  “We mourn the loss of this precious little girl and pray that the justice represented by this life sentence will bring some measure of rest to her family.”

“This crime was gut-wrenching and there is no question the sentencing is just,” said FBI Minneapolis Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Bob Perry. “The FBI is responsible for investigating the most serious crimes in Indian Country and along with our law enforcement partners, we will continue to aggressively pursue these cases. The FBI is committed to protecting all of the tribal communities we serve, helping victims, and ensuring that justice is met for violent offenders.”

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarah B. Collins and Eric Kelderman prosecuted the case.

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

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1 posted on 08/29/2020 3:19:27 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

On a side note, notice how every federal execution this year involved the murder of children?


2 posted on 08/29/2020 3:27:02 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: ransomnote

Poor Bear will not be welcome, better ask for solitary.


3 posted on 08/29/2020 3:28:10 PM PDT by cabbieguy ("I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up"can't be counted)
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To: LukeL

Would love to see some of those abortion doctors stretched out on the gurney waiting for their injection.


4 posted on 08/29/2020 3:31:52 PM PDT by cabbieguy ("I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up"can't be counted)
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To: LukeL
Imagine if this pursuit of justice applied to the slaughterers in the butcher mills of abortion.

It's hard to differentiate a person who murders purposely but our sick society has done that.

5 posted on 08/29/2020 3:35:25 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: ransomnote

Was this the case of ‘Mommy’s New Boyfriend’ murdering one of her offspring that wasn’t his?

It usually is. Animals are gonna act like animals. :(


6 posted on 08/29/2020 4:34:43 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: ransomnote
there is no question the sentencing is just,” said FBI Minneapolis Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Bob Perry

Special Agent Perry's idea of "justice" and mine are quite different.

7 posted on 08/29/2020 4:38:42 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Think like youÂ’re right, listen like youÂ’re wrong)
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To: ransomnote

One of the left’s most telling blows against the United States was the crippling of the death penalty.

This murderer should already be dead.


8 posted on 08/29/2020 6:19:46 PM PDT by dsc (We are competing against Soros money poured onto a hive mentality.)
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To: ransomnote

I read of a recent murder of a child in Canada where the killer was sentenced to some ridiculous short time, between two and eight years maybe. The killer and the child were both native; the tribe wanted the short sentence; he was drunk and no doubt abused as a child.

At some point if you want to end the cycle of abuse, you have to put the abusers away. Same with the missing native women - if you want to find their killers you will be locking up native men.


9 posted on 08/29/2020 6:36:46 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate other.)
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To: ransomnote

POSTABLE LINK

https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/pine-ridge-man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-beating-death-of-toddler/article_8e303bad-1b41-5588-a769-c1f61511eb13.html


10 posted on 08/29/2020 6:54:51 PM PDT by GailA (I'm a Trump Girl)
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To: GailA

Thank you for the link.
This part caught my eye:

“Poor Bear said U.S. federal prosecutors and the FBI handled his case improperly, abused their power against a Native American man and did not seek out the truth.”


11 posted on 08/29/2020 7:56:30 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: ransomnote

He is a horrible excuse for a human being, but Mommy left the child in his care while she went off to smoke dope for an afternoon and evening. SMH.


12 posted on 08/30/2020 3:32:26 AM PDT by quilterdebbie (We will endeavor to persevere!)
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To: ransomnote

I don’t usually bother with these type stories, but same caught my eye. I’m the mother of a MURDERED CHILD, 99% are guilty, but victims get the shaft.


13 posted on 08/30/2020 4:58:47 AM PDT by GailA (I'm a Trump Girl)
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