PIERRE – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a jury has convicted 34-year-old Patrick Wind a/k/a Patrick Azure of Fort Thompson of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer following a two-day jury trial in federal district court in Pierre. The verdict was returned on Oct ober 29th. The charge carries a maximum penalty of eight years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, three years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Wind was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2025. The conviction stems from an assault that took place on May 14, 2025, in Lower Brule in the Lower Brule Sioux Indian Reservation. At trial, the evidence established that a Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officer responded to a call for service in Ft. Thompson to remove Wind from a residence. The officer found Wind inside the residence and transported him to the jail in Lower Brule. At the jail, Wind became combative and physically assaulted the officer by kicking and headbutting him. ...read more read less