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 first-degree...

Jan 21, 2025 · President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who has been imprisoned for nearly 50 years.

Jan 20, 2025 · President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist convicted of killing two FBI agents nearly 50 years ago in South Dakota. Peltier, 80, is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota.

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.

Jan 20, 2025 · From Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to the U.S. penitentiary in central Florida, those who fought for decades for the release of Turtle Mountain Chippewa activist Leonard Peltier celebrated former President Joe Biden’s decision Monday to grant him clemency. “Tears of joy.

Jun 14, 2024 · Native activist Leonard Peltier was convicted in 1977 of fatally shooting two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The American Indian Movement and others say he is...

Jan 24, 2025 · Peltier was convicted in the 1975 killings of FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. His 1977 trial was held in Fargo.

Jun 12, 2024 · Peltier is currently serving two consecutive life sentences at Coleman Maximum Security in Florida after being convicted of aiding and abetting in the murder of two FBI agents on June 26, 1975, at the Jumping Bull Ranch in South Dakota.

Peltier, 77, wants President Joe Biden to review his case and grant him clemency so he won't die in prison. He's not looking for a presidential pardon, because it would be granted for a crime...