Attorney General Jackley Announces 24 Prison Inmates Indicted on Charges in May Penitentiary Disturbance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces 24 inmates have been indicted on charges in connection to the May 27 disturbance at the Penitentiary that left 14 inmates injured.
“The defendants orchestrated violent assaults that endangered both inmates and staff,” said Attorney General Jackley. “The Attorney General will hold accountable those engaging in violence within the prison walls.”
The 24 inmates charged in the May 27 disturbance were indicted on either felony or misdemeanor charges including Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, and Rioting. The assaults resulted in 14 inmates injured and four were transported to local hospitals. Maximum sentences for individual defendants extend up to 80 years in prison.
All defendants were indicted last week by a Minnehaha County Grand Jury. The cases were investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the South Dakota Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General. The Attorney General’s Office will prosecute the cases.
Court appearances for the defendants will be scheduled later. The defendants are presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
Inmates who have been charged are:
- Daniel James Farmer
- Montique Rinaldo Bickham
- Treysean Mychael Gunnoe
- Carlos Luis Riveramontes
- Cruz Louis Deleon
- Cyruss Baylee Haag
- Elias Seth Richard
- Bryce Jaymes Spinks
- Trevor Joseph Cunningham
- Ethan Bradley Phillips
- Austin John Esser
- Mekohl Louis Tyrel Johnson
- Ezekiel Chavez Two Dogs
- Luis Javier Perez-Melendez
- Hunger High Pipe
- Enos Evans Horned Eagle
- Dylan Robert Brown
- William Christopher Little
- Garrett Austin Dumarce
- Lyric Murray Hill
- Jonathan Alan Denoyer
- Adrian Vaughn Lund
- Deaundrea Gage Janis
- Shaun Ray Valenzuela
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