MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Randy Never Misses A Shot, age 49, of Parmelee, South Dakota, was convicted following a three-day jury trial of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, two counts of abusive sexual contact of a child, and one count of abusive sexual contact of a child while required to register as a sex offender in Pierre, South Dakota.
These charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Never Misses A Shot was indicted by a federal grand jury on January 16, 2013. A superseding indictment was filed on March 13, 2013. These convictions stem from several separate incidents which occurred between January 1993 and May 2007 in which Never Misses A Shot sexually abused three child victims under the age of 12.
During the years of 1993 through 1997, Never Misses A Shot visited child victim A, a young relative, who was staying on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. While visiting her, Never Misses A Shot would sexually abuse her. In addition, Never Misses A Shot engaged in sexual acts with child victim A in a wooded area near the He-Dog housing community. As a result of this conduct, Never Misses A Shot was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and abusive sexual contact of a child.
In the summer of the year 2000, Never Misses A Shot was staying with relatives at a housing complex near Parmelee. While there, Never Misses A Shot sexually abused child victim B, another younger relative. As a result of this conduct, Never Misses A Shot was convicted of abusive sexual contact of a child.
The final incident occurred over Mother’s Day weekend of 2007. Never Misses a Shot was traveling from Rosebud to Nebraska with a woman and her young daughter, child victim C. They stopped at Pine Ridge for the weekend, and while there, Never Misses A Shot grabbed child victim C behind a trailer, forced her to the ground, and abused her in a sexual manner. As a result of this conduct, Never Misses A Shot was convicted of abusive sexual contact of a child and abusive sexual contact of a child while required to register as a sex offender.