Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) who was convicted of two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in a June 26, 1975, shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

On June 26, 1975, FBI Agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were murdered by Leonard Peltier at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In 1977, Peltier was found guilty of...

Jan 21, 2025 · Now, after nearly half a century in prison after being convicted of shooting and killing two FBI agents in South Dakota, Peltier (seen above in a 1975 FBI wanted poster), who turned 79 years old on Sept. 12, is waiting to be told he can go home. He is hoping to be released, either by President Joe Biden or a federal parole board.

Jan 20, 2025 · After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Leonard Peltier is free to go home. On Monday, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of the Native American activist for his role in a 1970s shootout with FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Peltier will serve the remainder of his sentence on home confinement.

Jun 11, 2024 · Many advocates are calling for the release of 79-year-old Leonard Peltier from federal prison, though some say he should remain imprisoned for his conviction following a shootout with FBI agents in Pine Ridge in 1975. Peltier, who had a parole hearing Monday, has spent most of his life in federal prison. His attorney said his health is failing.

Jul 2, 2024 · Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has been denied parole. The U.S....

Jan 20, 2025 · PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley released this statement following former President Biden’s decision to commute the sentence of Leonard Peltier from life in prison to serving the remainder of his sentence in home confinement:

Jun 10, 2024 · Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a...

Jun 12, 2024 · RAPID CITY, S.D. — By July 1, a decision will be made regarding what could be Anishinaabe AIM activist and now elder Leonard Peltier’s last shot at freedom. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians citizen’s parole hearing lasted about seven hours on June 10. This was Peltier’s first parole hearing in over a decade.

On 26 June 1975, during a confrontation involving AIM members on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota, FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler were shot dead. Leonard Peltier was convicted of their murders in 1977 and …