Man sentenced in shooting incident
Man sentenced in shooting incident
By Joseph Budd
Native Sun News Today Staff Writer
A federal judge sentenced a Rapid City man Monday to a 30 month stay in Prison, and three years of supervised release for involuntary manslaughter, with court documents showing the man shot and killed his uncle with a shotgun.
The Federal Grand Jury indicted Joshua Walking Eagle, 32, on September 9th, 2020, for second degree murder and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. He was arrested on October 23rd, 2020 and pleaded not guilty. He would later in Feb 25 plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter, as part of a plea deal.
According to court documents, on May 29th 2020, Joshua was playing horseshoes with his uncle, Lloyd Walking Eagle in a front yard, at the Fairground Housing area of Rosebud when Roger Good Shield Jr. stopped in front of the residence in a black SUV and brandished a shotgun.
Lloyd went to the SUV and opened the passenger-side front door and leaned into the vehicle to confront Good Shield. As Lloyd did this, Joshua approached the driver’s side. According to Joshua, there was a struggle for the shotgun. During the struggle the gun fired, hitting Lloyd in the head.
Good Shield then drove away from the scene to the All Stop Grocery Store with Lloyd’s body still hanging out of the passenger side, according to witnesses at the grocery store who called 911. After stopping, Good Shield walked to his home in Fairgrounds Housing.
An expert at the South Dakota Forensic Lab in Pierre examined the SUV and determined the damage to the inside of the vehicle was consistent with a single shotgun blast originating from behind the driver’s side’s headrest. The Shotgun, has not been found.
Law enforcement questioned Joshua on the day of the shooting after finding him inside the house lying down in a bedroom. When an officer told him that his uncle was dead, Joshua said “Lloyd was just with me…we was working on a car.” He denied knowing anything about what happened.
Court records show that an 18-year-old Joshua pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon in 2008 during a domestic violence incident. Good Shield, the man driving the SUV was arrested by Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and charged with aggravated assault.
Chief Judge Robert Lange ordered Joshua to pay $7,215.50 in restitution and $100 to the Federal Crimes Victims Fund. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, while US Attorney Kirk Albertson prosecuted the case.
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May 26, 2022