SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court has sentenced a Sioux Falls, SD, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on October 5, 2026.
Dwight Ree, 33, was sentenced to 3 years and 1 month in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Ree was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in October 2025. He pleaded guilty on July 20, 2026.
On March 24, 2025, Ree was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by a Sioux Falls Police Department officer. In the course of the traffic stop, investigators discovered a Glock model 19 pistol under the passenger seat of the vehicle. Ree’s DNA was later identified as being present on the firearm. Ree is prohibited from possessing firearms due to a 2012 conviction for First Degree Manslaughter in Minnehaha County, SD.
This case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Joyce prosecuted the case.
Ree was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — South Dakota — U.S. Department of Justice press release.