Overview
- Sahela Sangrait, 21, was reported missing on August 10, 2024, and her body was found on March 4, 2025, near the Pennington-Custer County line in South Dakota.
- Authorities allege that Sangrait was murdered on Ellsworth Air Force BaseChappelle, an active-duty airman, was stationed.
- The investigation involved collaboration between local, state, and federal agencies, including the FBI and the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
- Chappelle, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held without bond at the Pennington County Jail.
- The relationship between Chappelle and Sangrait, as well as the motive for the crime, has not yet been disclosed by authorities.