firearm infringes on the constitutional right to bear arms. •
McLaughlin man gets prison for sex abuse charge
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A McLaughlin man has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a child. • U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson announced this week that 44-year-old Burton Little Dog was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Little Dog pleaded guilty to a count of aggravated sexual abuse of a child in April. • Prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a child sometime between December 2004 and April 2006 in Little Eagle. • Little Dog was immediately turned over the U.S. Marshals Service to begin his sentence. •
Head of Mpls. FBI has counterterrorism background AMY FORLITI,Associated Press
• BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) -- The new head of the FBI's three-state Minneapolis division said Friday that battling terrorism is among his top priorities for the office, which recently handled the high-profile case of Somali refugees convicted of sending money to a group on the U.S. terror list. • In an interview with The Associated Press, Chris Warrener said his background -- including overseeing terror financing investigations -- makes him a good fit for the FBI division that oversees Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. He (Continued on page 18)
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