A view of the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. Photo from Facebook
A 51-year-old man has been charged for stabbing a Bureau of Indian Affairs official in South Dakota. Patrick Duffy, a member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe who serves as superintendent of the BIA office on the reservation, was stabbed in the back in his office on March 25, according to the criminal complaint. The knife penetrated his chest wall and a chest tube had to be inserted, a BIA special agent said in the charging document. "I observed what appeared to be the handle of a knife protruding out of the center left portion of Duffy's back parallel to his shoulder blade area," agent Tino Lopez said of the crime scene at the office. "I directed BIA law enforcement officers to secure the scene, conduct interviews and gather evidence." The investigation led to Brian Iron Boulder, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He allegedly told Lopez that he stabbed Duffy but a reason wasn't given in the charging document. Iron Boulder is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. He remains in federal custody. Duffy was due to be released from the hospital yesterday but a BIA spokesperson did not have updated information on his condition. Get the Story:
Man charged in stabbing of Bureau of Indian Affairs official (The Crookston Times 3/31)
Feds: Iron Boulder stabbed BIA’s Duffy in back at Crow Creek (The Pierre Capital Journal 3/31)
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