A 68-year-old Eagle Butte man was found guilty by a federal district court jury on Jan. 23 of threatening a federal officer after a three-day trial and is awaiting sentencing.Joseph Lafferty was indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2025, and charged with two counts of threatening a federal officer. The second count was dismissed.After four hours of deliberation, the jury fou...
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