Man and Woman Indicted for Child Abuse and Child Neglect on Menominee Indian Reservation
Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 9, 2025, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against a man and woman allegedly involved in child abuse and child neglect on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The indictment named Louis A. Tucker (age: 23) and Nyomi L.M. Acosta (age: 21) of Neopit.
Count One of the indictment charges both defendants with Child Abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153(a) and 2(a), and Wis. Stat. § 948.03(3)(a). If convicted, the defendants face a maximum of 10 years in prison. Count Two charges the defendants with Child Neglect in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153(a) and 2(a), and Wis. Stat. §§ 948.21(2) and 948.21(3)(b)(1). If convicted of this offense, the defendants face up to 7 ½ years in prison. The defendants would also face potential fines, a special assessment, and terms of supervised release at the end of any sentence imposed.
According to the indictment, between about September 29, 2025, and October 20, 2025, the defendants, who are Native American Indians, recklessly caused great bodily harm to a Native American Indian child by striking the child about the head and body. This caused bruising and other marks. The defendants are also charged with fracturing the child’s left radius and ulna and burning the child’s back and torso. Count Two alleges that during this time the defendants, for reasons other than poverty, negligently failed to provide necessary care and necessary medical care for the child, and seriously endangered the child’s physical, mental, and emotional health. The indictment further alleges that the child suffered great bodily harm as a result of this failure.
The Menominee Tribal Police Department and FBI investigated the case with assistance from Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier will prosecute the case in United States District Court in Green Bay.
An indictment is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent and are entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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