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08 29, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Sturgis Man Sentenced to 35 years in Prison on Charges Against Law Enforcement

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sturgis man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison on Attempted Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer and Discharge of a Firearm at an Occupied Structure stemming from a 2024 incident at the Meade County Law Enforcement Center.

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08 28, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Sioux Falls Man Arrested on Charges of Possession of Child Pornography, Controlled Substance

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 60-year-old Sioux Falls man has been arrested on five counts of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

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08 27, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition Urging Tech Companies To Stop Deepfake Intimate Imagery

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 47 Attorneys General in demanding major search engines and payment platforms take stronger action against the growing spread of computer-generated deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII), commonly known as “deepfakes.”

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08 27, 2025

UNET Team announces Arrest, Meth Seizure In Oglala Lakota County

The Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team (UNET) announces the arrest of James William Reese, 61, of Hot Springs in connection to an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Wyoming and Western South Dakota. The arrests resulted in the seizure of approximately 212.5 grams of methamphetamine.

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08 26, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces a Sioux City, Iowa Man Sentenced To Life in Prison for First-Degree Murder in Union County

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Sioux City, Iowa man has been sentenced to a mandatory sentence of life in prison after earlier being convicted of first-degree murder in a 2023 stabbing death in Dakota Dunes.

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08 26, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with 43 other Attorneys General, are demanding major artificial intelligence companies stop hurting children with certain content on their platforms.

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08 25, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with 43 other Attorneys General, are demanding major artificial intelligence companies stop hurting children with certain content on their platforms.

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08 25, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Canada Reconsents to Extradition For John Graham Convicted in 1975 Murder of Annie Mae Aquash

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Canadian Ministry of Justice has reconsented to the extradition of John Graham who was convicted in the 1975 kidnapping and murder for Annie Mae Aquash in South Dakota, meaning the defendant will remain in state custody.

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08 25, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Issues Advisory Opinion on Voter Information Displayed on Secretary of State’s Website

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued an advisory opinion stating that legislation passed by the 2025 Legislature requiring a weekly update of the statewide voter registration file on the Secretary of State’s website does not conflict with previous law that restricts what voter registration information can be released online.

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08 21, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Praises State Supreme Court for Upholding State Appeal in Drug Testing Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises the South Dakota Supreme Court for reversing a circuit court ruling dismissing drug possession charges based on the defendant’s argument that it took the State Health Lab too long to complete drug testing.

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08 20, 2025

Attorney General Jackley, Sioux Falls, Rapid City Mayors Announce Plans to Strengthen Addiction Treatment Centers in South Dakota

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, and Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun announced plans Wednesday to use the National Opioid Settlement funds to strengthen addiction treatment centers in Sioux Falls and Rapid City.

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08 18, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Five Men Arrested In ICAC Child Exploitation Operation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces five men were arrested during a child exploitation operation conducted by the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

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08 14, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Joins Bipartisan Call for Instagram To Strengthen Privacy Protections

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 Attorneys General in urging Instagram to make immediate changes to its newly implemented location-sharing feature.

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08 12, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Leads Bipartisan Amicus Brief in Support of American Ranchers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is leading a bipartisan coalition of 11 Attorneys General that has filed an amicus brief that supports cattle ranchers against manufacturers who are selling foreign-sourced beef products under a “Product of USA” label.

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08 12, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment After Arrest of 207 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 42-year-old Fresno, CA man has been indicted on two felony counts after he was arrested Friday night transporting 207 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in Sturgis.

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08 07, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Joins National Operational Robocall Roundup

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined the National Operation Robocall Roundup which has issued warning letters to 37 telecom companies demanding they stop routing illegal robocalls through their networks.

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08 06, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Scam Involving Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns the public about a text scam involving the State's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).

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08 06, 2025

Attorney General Jackley Announces Investigation into Hostage Takeover Ending in Officer Involved Shooting

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), is investigating an officer involved shooting and hostage situation that occurred Tuesday night, Aug. 5, in Haakon County.

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08 04, 2025

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule July 7 Sioux Falls Police Department Officer Involved Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that Sioux Falls Police Officers were justified in the use of force during an incident that occurred July 7, 2025, in Sioux Falls.

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08 01, 2025

Attorney General Jackley, Hughes County Sheriff Callahan Warn Public About Jury Duty Phone Scam

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan encourage the public to be careful about a Jury Duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was recently defrauded out of $22,000.

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