Rosebud Sioux Tribe banishes non-Indian for domestic crime

Wednesday, September 11, 2013  

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has banished a non-Indian man for a domestic violence incident.

Steven Nichols was convicted in federal court in June 2011 for assaulting his girlfriend, who is a tribal member. The tribe's court issued a banishment order and the tribal council voted to exclude him that same month but he was just arrested last week for coming back to the reservation.

This is the fourth time he's been arrested for violating the banishment order. In March, Nichols pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of criminal trespass, the U.S. Attorney for South Dakota said in a press release.

Nichols, who lives in Illinois, was sentenced to 30 days and one year of probation and was again ordered not to re-enter the reservation.

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Man banished from Rosebud Reservation refuses to leave (The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader 9/10)