Man Sentenced to 3 Years and 11 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of Stolen Firearm

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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced Marlow Poor Thunder, 30, of Mission, South Dakota, to 3 years and 11 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Poor Thunder was convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm after a federal grand jury indicted him in February 2025. He pleaded guilty to the charge on July 28, 2025.

Poor Thunder's conviction stems from an incident on October 24, 2024, when he was driving a stolen vehicle and possessed a stolen firearm that he had stolen earlier that day from another vehicle. Law enforcement located and seized the firearm, and the case was investigated by multiple agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the Yankton Police Department, and the Sioux Falls Police Department.

Key Takeaways:

  • Marlow Poor Thunder, 30, was sentenced to 3 years and 11 months in federal prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
  • Poor Thunder was convicted after a federal grand jury indicted him in February 2025 and pleaded guilty on July 28, 2025.
  • The offense occurred on October 24, 2024, when Poor Thunder was driving a stolen vehicle and possessed a stolen firearm.
  • Poor Thunder was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
  • The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the Yankton Police Department, and the Sioux Falls Police Department.
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Jehangiri prosecuted the case.
  • Poor Thunder was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Statistics:

  • 3 years and 11 months: the length of the prison sentence imposed on Marlow Poor Thunder.
  • 3 years: the length of the supervised release period after Poor Thunder's prison sentence.
  • $100: the special assessment ordered to be paid to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
  • 30: the age of Marlow Poor Thunder at the time of his sentencing.
  • 2: the month in which Poor Thunder was indicted by a federal grand jury (February 2025).
  • 7: the day in which Poor Thunder pleaded guilty to the charge (July 28, 2025).

Sources:

  • United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota
  • U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
  • South Dakota Highway Patrol
  • Yankton Police Department
  • Sioux Falls Police Department