Porcupine Man Pleads Guilty to Mailing Threatening Letters
| U.S. Attorney’s Office September 14, 2009 |
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Lyle Brave Heart, age 58, of Porcupine, appeared before US District Court Chief Judge Karen E. Schreier on September 2, 2009, and pled guilty to a charge of mailing a threatening communication. The maximum penalty upon conviction is five years' imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine. Brave Heart pled guilty to mailing letters to a Pine Ridge resident in which letter he explicitly threatened to beat and kill her. The investigation was conducted by the FBI. Assistant US Attorney Gregg Peterman is prosecuting the case. A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing date has been set for December 4, 2009. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the US Marshal pending sentencing.
