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01 31, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Wagner Youth Sentenced to Prison On First Degree Manslaughter Charge

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Wagner youth, whose case had earlier been transferred to adult court, was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of First Degree Manslaughter in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old male in 2023.

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01 30, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Man Sentenced To Life in Prison On Rape, Sexual Contact Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watertown man has been sentenced to life in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of First Degree Rape and one count of Sexual Contact With A Child Under Sixteen.

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01 30, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement of Funds From Lincoln County Police Organization

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux Falls man has pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Theft by exercising unauthorized control over the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union’s funds.

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01 30, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement of Funds From Lincoln County Police Organization

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux Falls man has pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Theft by exercising unauthorized control over the Lincoln County Fraternal Order of Police Union’s funds.

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01 29, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Addressing Attorneys General on President Trump’s Transition

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is one of the Republican Attorneys General leading a panel discussion this week on the Trump administration transition and working with the Department of Justice on ongoing litigation.

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01 27, 2025

State Senate Affairs Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley’s Government Accountability Bill

Senate Bill 60, which would expand the access and investigatory authority of the State Auditor and was introduced by Attorney General Marty Jackley, and supported by the State Auditor Rich Sattgast and State Treasurer Josh Haeder, was unanimously approved Monday afternoon by the Senate State Affairs Committee.

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01 27, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Ex-State Employee Pleads Guilty, is Sentenced For Using Family-Use Voucher for Personal Use

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) employee was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to using a DSS grocery voucher, intended for families in need, for personal use.

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01 25, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Statement on U.S. Senate Confirmation Of Gov. Kristi Noem and New Governor Larry Rhoden

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley’s statement on Saturday’s U.S. Senate confirmation of Gov. Kristi Noem to be U.S. Homeland Security Director and Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden becoming South Dakota’s newest Governor:

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01 22, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Presents $41 Million Budget to State Legislative Appropriations Committee

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Wednesday presented the office’s proposed $41 million fiscal year 2026 budget which includes funds for the Appellate, Criminal, and Civil Attorney Divisions, the Division of Criminal Investigation, the State Forensic Lab, and Law Enforcement Training.

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01 22, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces DCI Investigation of Possible Explosives at State Prison Site in Lincoln County

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating the report of possible explosives being located at the site of the new state prison in Lincoln County.

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01 22, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Confirms No Explosives Found at State Prison Site in Lincoln County

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that no explosives were found Wednesday afternoon following an investigation at the site of the new state prison in Lincoln County.

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01 20, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Statement on Leonard Peltier Sentence Commutation

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:

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01 17, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Supports U.S. Senate Approval Of Gov. Noem, General Bondi and other members of Trump National Security Team

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 17 other Attorneys General in encouraging U.S. Senate leadership to confirm Gov. Kristi Noem, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other members of the President-elect’s national security team.

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01 17, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Two Prison Inmates Sentenced for Assault on Correctional Officers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary in 2023.

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01 16, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Honors Those Graduating Friday From Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 24 students who graduate this Friday from the state Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course in Pierre.

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01 16, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Congratulates Florida AG Ashley Moody For Being Selected to Serve as U.S. Senator

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued this statement following the selection of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve as that state’s next U.S. Senator.

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01 15, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces One Person Arrested in Milbank Shooting

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that one person has been arrested in a shooting that occurred Wednesday at a Milbank nursing home.

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01 13, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Joins Legal Brief in Support Of Ten Commandments Display in Public Schools

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 17 other Attorneys General in supporting the state of Louisiana law that requires all K-12 schools and state-funded universities to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

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01 10, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Former DOC Employee Sentenced For Prison-Related Crimes

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former Department of Corrections employee has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to crimes involving a prison inmate.

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01 09, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Employee Indicted For Using Family-Use Voucher for Personal Use

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee has been charged with using a DSS grocery voucher, intended for families in need, for personal use.

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01 08, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Urges and Supports President-Elect Trump to Secure Southern Border

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 19 other State Attorneys General in sending a letter to President-elect Trump asking him to secure the southern border when he takes office later this month.

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01 08, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Man Sentenced To Prison on First-Degree Rape Charge

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Watertown man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading No Contest to First-Degree Rape of an underage child.

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01 07, 2025

Government Accountability, Human Trafficking and Corrections Priorities For Attorney General Jackley’s 2025 Legislative Session

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will introduce seven bills in this year’s State Legislature that deal with government accountability, whistleblower protections, human trafficking, and corrections.

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01 03, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Appoints Former AG Mark Vargo As Attorney For Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has appointed former Attorney General Mark Vargo to serve as the attorney representing the South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission.

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01 03, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Identifies Victim In Yankton Murder Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 41-year-old Yankton woman has been identified as the victim in the murder that occurred Thursday in Yankton.

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