Mission Man Sentenced For Stealing Road Grader
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United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced a man from Mission, South Dakota, convicted of Interstate Transportation of a Stolen Vehicle. The sentencing took place on February 23, 2026.
Calvin Hunger, age 35, was sentenced to five months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Hunger was indicted by a federal grand jury in September 2025. He pleaded guilty on November 20, 2025.
On June 25, 2025, Hunger unlawfully entered the Todd County Maintenance yard in Mission and stole a piece of heavy equipment, specifically a road grader. Hunger drove through the maintenance yard fence and continued to drive the road grader on the highway south from Mission. He was apprehended by law enforcement in Valentine, Nebraska.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services, Todd County Sheriff’s Office and Cherry County (NE) Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly Zachrison prosecuted the case.
Hunger was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.