A 30 year old man from Mission will be tried in federal court after being indicted for Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation.
Talon Bettelyoun, Sr., pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The Indictment alleges that on October 22, 2021, in Todd County, South Dakota, Bettelyoun unlawfully assaulted an intimate partner by strangling and suffocating her.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 10 years in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.
Bettelyoun was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.
