USA v. Spotted Horse

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA
United States of America, 	)
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Plaintiff, 	) 	ORDER
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v. 	)
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Nathaniel Alejandro Spotted Horse, 	) 	Case No.: 1:23-cr-00120
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Defendant. 	)
In September of 2023, the court ordered the Defendant be conditionally released to Prairie
Recovery Center. (Doc. Nos. 25-26). On October 25, 2023, Defendant filed a Motion to Amend
Order Setting Conditions of Release. (Doc. No. 27). Defendant advised he had been accepted into
Hot Springs V.A. Medical Center in Hot Springs, South Dakota and requested to travel there for
treatment. (Doc. Nos. 29-30). The court granted Defendant’s motion. (Doc. No. 31).
On December 15, 2023, Defendant filed a Second Motion to Amend Order Setting
Conditions of Release. (Doc. No. 36). Advising that Defendant has a completion date of December
22, 2023, from the VA Medical Center, he requests to be released into the Hot Springs community
and to follow a formulated discharge plan. (Doc. Nos. 36-37).
The discharge plan proposes that Defendant reside in the community of Hot Springs, South
Dakota with his fiancée and her younger brother. The court DENIES Defendant’s motion. (Doc.
No. 36) as it has been advised that Defendant’s proposed residence is no longer available.
Defendant shall surrender to the U.S. Marshals upon completion of treatment on December 22,
2023.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 18th day of December, 2023.
/s/ Clare R. Hochhalter
Clare R. Hochhalter, Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
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