United States v. Wesley Running Shield

GRITZNER, District Judge.

A jury convicted Wesley Running Shield and Michael Alford of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The district court 2 sentenced both Running Shield and Alford to 180 months imprisonment. The defendants appeal their sentences. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On July 8, 2014, a grand jury issued three-count indictments against Running Shield and Alford in two separate cases: 5:14-er-50058 (Case ‘058) and 5:14-cr-50059 (Case ‘059). The indictment in Case ‘058 charged Running Shield and Alford with robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§…