Source: Office of United States Attorneys
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number. The sentencing took place on January 13, 2025.
Todd Alan Peltier, 31, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Peltier was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person and Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number by a federal grand jury in July 2024. He pleaded guilty to Possession of a Firearm with an Obliterated Serial Number in October 2024.
On May 23, 2024, detectives with the Sioux Falls Police Department observed Peltier enter a vehicle and drive to a casino on West 41st Street in Sioux Falls. At the time, Peltier was on parole and had an active warrant for his arrest. Detectives entered the casino and placed Peltier under arrest. A search incident to arrest revealed a bag of methamphetamine in Peltier’s pants pocket. Detectives completed a search of Peltier’s vehicle following his arrest and located a pistol bearing an obliterated serial number under the driver’s seat. Peltier later admitted to law enforcement that he knowingly possessed the firearm.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Sioux Falls Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Beau J. Blouin prosecuted the case.
Peltier was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.