RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been found guilty of manslaughter in a trial that ended Thursday.
Thirty-year-old Derrek Brave Heart was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter Thursday in Pennington County Court.
Prosecutors say Brave Heart fatally shot 43-year-old Jonathan Odom outside a Family Dollar store in February of 2024 when the two got in to an argument
Brave Heart said he acted in self-defense after Odom struck him during an altercation. But officials with the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office said Brave Heart could have deescalated the situation, but instead chose to escalate the conflict.
Brave Heart faces up to life in prison when sentenced May 5th.
