RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that United States District Judge Camela C. Theeler has sentenced a Norfolk, Nebraska, man convicted of Assault on a Federal Officer. The sentencing took place on August 31, 2026.
Cody Dittman, 36, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Dittman was indicted for Assault on a Federal Officer by a federal grand jury in May 2025. He pleaded guilty on May 20, 2026.
On May 2, 2025, Dittman refused to pull over after officers with the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety attempted a traffic stop. Dittman led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit throughout the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, ultimately leaving Pine Ridge and entering Fall River County. During the pursuit, Dittman swerved his vehicle directly towards law enforcement officers deploying spike strips as they attempted to end the pursuit.
The investigation was conducted by the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the South Dakota DCI, the Fall River County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Marshal Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward C. Tarbay prosecuted the case.
Dittman was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service to begin serving his sentence.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — South Dakota — U.S. Department of Justice press release.