RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A Wanblee man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stabbing to death another man during a fight on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation last year.
Thirty-four-year-old Leon Lodges in March admitted stabbing 22-year-old Leonard Sitting Up with a knife in May 2016.
The Rapid City Journal reports Lodges was sentenced Wednesday for second-degree murder and for assault with a dangerous weapon for stabbing and injuring another man during the altercation.
In addition to the prison time, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jeffrey Viken ordered Lodges to pay $2,000 in restitution for funeral-related expenses.
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Information from: Rapid City Journal, https://www.rapidcityjournal.com
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