| 02 28, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley’s Bill to Strengthen Meth Laws Passes House Judiciary Committee Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Attorney General sponsored bill that strengthen Distribution and Manufacture of Methamphetamine sentences in South Dakota has passed out of the House Judiciary Committee this morning. Read More |
| 02 28, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley’s Bill to Strengthen Meth Law that Results in a Death Passes House Judiciary Committee Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Attorney General sponsored bill to enhance penalties for persons who distribute and manufacture controlled substances when a person dies as direct result of using that substance in South Dakota has passed the House Judiciary. Read More |
| 02 28, 2018 | Bennett County Men Plead Guilty to First Degree Manslaughter Attorney General Marty Jackley and Bennett County States Attorney Sarah Harris confirm today that Daniel Ceplecha, 57, Martin and Rangler Ceplecha, 23, Martin, have each pled guilty to one count manslaughter. Read More |
| 02 28, 2018 | Spink County Man Arrested in Meth Lab IncidentLocal law enforcement confirm that David Becker, 33, Northville has been arrested as a result of a search warrant that was served on February 27, 2018 at his residence at 117 Front Street, Northville. Read More |
| 02 28, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Support of President Trump’s Immigration Travel Restrictions for Eight Heightened Security Countries Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 14 State Attorneys General and the Governors of Maine and Mississippi in a lawsuit supporting the President’s Proclamation suspending the entry of aliens from eight countries with a heightened national security risk into the United States. Read More |
| 02 27, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley’s Data Breach Bill Passes Full HouseAttorney General Marty Jackley confirms the SB 62, a bill that requires the reporting of data breaches of personal information to consumers and to the Attorney General has unanimously passed the full House on a vote of 64-0. Read More |
| 02 26, 2018 | 46 Basic Law Enforcement Certification Students to Graduation this Week Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that graduation for the 166th Basic Law Enforcement Certification class is scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2018, at the Mickelson Criminal Justice Center, Pierre, S.D. beginning at 10:00 a.m. (CST). Read More |
| 02 26, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Lawsuit Challenging the Affordable Care Act Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota has joined 20 other State Attorneys General in a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. Read More |
| 02 23, 2018 | Oral Arguments Set in State of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Overstock and NeweggAttorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the United States Supreme Court oral arguments in State of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Overstock and Newegg have been calendared for April 17, 2018. Read More |
| 02 21, 2018 | Attorney General Bill to Strengthen the South Dakota Sex Offender Registry Passes House Judiciary Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Attorney General sponsored bill that would improve South Dakota’s Sex Offender Registry has unanimously passed out of the House Judiciary Committee this morning. Read More |
| 02 21, 2018 | Attorney General Data Breach Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Attorney General sponsored bill that requires the reporting of data breaches of personal information to consumers and to the Attorney General has unanimously passed out of the House Judiciary Committee this morning. Read More |
| 02 21, 2018 | Attorney General Bill to Strengthen Human Trafficking Laws Passes House Judiciary Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Attorney General sponsored bill that strengthens the Human Trafficking law in South Dakota has passed unanimously out of the House Judiciary Committee this morning. Read More |
| 02 21, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley Joins 36 Attorneys General Asking Congress to Support Law Enforcement Drug and Human Trafficking InvestigationsAttorney General Marty Jackley announced today he has joined with 36 State Attorney’s General in support of a bipartisan proposal to update and amend several provisions of the Stored Communications Act (SCA). Read More |
| 02 20, 2018 | Colorado Couple Indicted in Elder Financial Abuse CaseAttorney General Marty Jackley announced today that Sandra Lee Pazen, 62, Fort Collins, CO, and Paul Damon Pazen, 63, Fort Collins, CO, have been indicted by a Butte County grand jury on charges of financial elder abuse. Read More |
| 02 16, 2018 | State Penitentiary Inmate Sentenced in Assault CaseAttorney General Marty Jackley confirms that State Penitentiary inmate Esteven Cruz-Febus, 39, was sentenced today for aggravated assault against another inmate. Read More |
| 02 15, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Public of Increased Number of Sweepstakes and Wire Transfer ScamsAttorney General Marty Jackley is asking consumers statewide to reach out to their friends or neighbors to warn them of the dangers of sweepstake scams. Read More |
| 02 15, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley’s Bill to Strengthen Meth Laws Passes Full Senate Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that SB 63, a bill to strengthen the sentences for Distribution and Manufacture of Methamphetamine in South Dakota has passed the full Senate. The Senate Judiciary passed the bill on February 8, 2018. Read More |
| 02 14, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley Confirms Gear Up Trials to Begin June 25th in Minnehaha CountyAttorney General Marty Jackley confirms today that the jury trial in the State’s charges in the Gear Up case have been scheduled to begin on June 25th and the Court has changed venue. Read More |
| 02 13, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley’s Bill to Strengthen Meth Law that Results in a Death Passes Full Senate Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that SB 65, a bill to enhance penalties for persons who distribute and manufacture controlled substances when a person dies as direct result of using that substance in South Dakota has passed the full Senate. Read More |
| 02 12, 2018 | Victim Identified in Andover Structure Fire and Aberdeen Man Arrested Attorney General Marty Jackley and Day County States Attorney Danny Smeins announced today law enforcement have confirmed the identity of the deceased victim in the structure fire in Andover. Read More |
| 02 10, 2018 | Body Found in Andover Structure FireLocal law enforcement confirm that a body has been found in the apartment complex as a result of the structure fire that was reported in the early morning hours of February 9, 2018. Read More |
| 02 08, 2018 | South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Kryger Murder and Rape Conviction and SentenceAttorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed the murder, rape and burglary conviction of Dean Kryger for the death of Kari Kirkegaard. Read More |
| 02 08, 2018 | Attorney General Jackley’s Bills to Strengthen Meth Laws Pass Senate Judiciary CommitteeAttorney General Marty Jackley confirms the Attorney General sponsored bills that strengthen Distribution and Manufacture of Methamphetamine sentences in South Dakota have passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning. Read More |
| 02 07, 2018 | State and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to Partner on Joint Drug Enforcement EffortsAttorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the State of South Dakota has entered into a joint powers agreement with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe to work together to effectively enforce the drug laws of the State of South Dakota, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation and the United States with the goal of significantly diminishing the manufacture, availability, use, sale and distribution of illegal drugs in South Dakota. Read More |
| 02 02, 2018 | Western Union Wire Transfer Settlement Claim Deadline Extended Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the deadline to file a claim in the Western Union settlement has been extended until May 31, 2018. Read More |
| 02 02, 2018 | South Dakota Child Identification Program Event in Rapid City Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Masons want to remind parents and guardians of the upcoming South Dakota Child Identification Program (SDCHIP) event. Read More |
| 02 01, 2018 | Circuit Court Judge Rules Berget Does Not Have an Intellectual DisabilityAttorney General Marty Jackley announced today that 2nd Circuit Court Judge Douglas Hoffman has ruled that death row inmate Rodney Berget does not have an intellectual disability and has dismissed all of his claims challenging the validity of his sentence. Read More |
| 02 01, 2018 | Codington County Man Pleads to First Degree ManslaughterAttorney General Marty Jackley and Codington County States Attorney Rebecca Morlock Reeves confirm that Alexis Javier Velazquez-Sanchez, Watertown, 31, pled guilty but mentally ill to one count of first degree manslaughter. Read More |
