Circuit judge allows Tribe to intervene in Hepper case

Fourth Circuit Judge Gordon Swanson has granted the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe’s motion to intervene in a case involving a tribal checkpoint near Faith. Wayne Hepper of Kenel is facing a charge of failing to stop for an emergency vehicle on April 8. The offense is a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $400 fine. A charge of eluding a law enforcement officer was…

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