RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A man accused in a fatal shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will remain in jail until he goes to trial.
Federal Magistrate Judge Daneta Wollmann Monday ordered Colton Bagola detained without bond after determining he would be a flight risk and a danger to the community.
Bagola, 26, was arrested Dec. 20 following a brief standoff with law enforcement in Rapid City. He’s accused of killing 30-year-old Sloane Bull Bear in Pine Ridge on Dec. 17. Bagola has pleaded not guilty in federal court to second-degree murder.
During an initial appearance last week, Assistant Public Defender Thomas Diggins asked Wollmann to hold a detention hearing to decide whether Bagola should be jailed or released. But, Friday Diggins filed a document saying his client consented to detention and the hearing was canceled.
Family members tipped law enforcement on Bagola’s whereabouts, resulting in his arrest.
Bagola shot Bull Bear early in the morning during a gathering at a Pine Ridge apartment after he made comments about wanting or needing to kill someone, the Rapid City Journal reported.
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