PIERRE (AP) - A central South Dakota man convicted of two assault charges has been sentenced to 41 months in prison.
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 22-year-old Santana Drapeau was also sentenced to two years of supervise release for his conviction on charges of domestic assault by a habitual offender and simple assault. A federal jury convicted Drapeau in October.
Authorities say the Fort Thompson man assaulted his spouse twice on May 18. Drapeau first hit the victim in the face during a bonfire on May 18 and then physically assaulted her at a residence. Authorities say Drapeau committed these assaults when he already had three final convictions in Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Court for domestic violence against the same victim.
It's unclear whether Drapeau has an attorney.
