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06 02, 2023

Graduation Held For 186th Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course Students

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulated the 46 students who graduated Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course as they completed a 13-week training program and became fully qualified law enforcement officers in the state.

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06 02, 2023

Sioux Falls Man Receives 30-Year Prison Sentence For First-Degree Rape

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for first degree rape.

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05 30, 2023

Attorney General’s Office, DCI to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the Rapid City Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred around noon Tuesday, May 30, 2023. 

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05 26, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Says U.S. Supreme Court WOTUS Ruling Protects South Dakotans From Undue Federal Burden

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praised Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that limits the federal Government’s authority regarding the Clean Water Act. South Dakota was part of the lawsuit, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that led to the court’s ruling.

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05 25, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation For Proposed Constitutional Amendment Revising Legislative Term Limits

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for the proposed constitutional amendment, submitted by State Sen. Brent Hoffman of Sioux Falls, that would revise legislative term limits.

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05 22, 2023

AG Jackley Joins Letter Urging Congressional Passage of Illicit Xylazine Act

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 38 other Attorneys General in asking Congressional Leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act.

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05 17, 2023

Jessica LaMie to Join South Dakota Attorney General’s Office

Hughes County State’s Attorney Jessica LaMie will join the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office June 9 as an assistant attorney general for the Consumer Protection Division, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.

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05 17, 2023

AG Jackley Joins Letter Urging Protection of Title IX

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys Generals from 15 other states in urging the Biden Administration to uphold Title IX protections for women and girls.

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05 10, 2023

Advanced Technology Solves 46-Year-old Missing Person Mystery

A man who has been without a name for 46 years now has one.

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05 09, 2023

Attorney General Jackley to Speak At Law Enforcement Memorial Service

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is the guest speaker at Wednesday’s South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Service ceremony in Pierre.

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05 09, 2023

Attorney General Marty Jackley Says No Foul Play, No Threat to Public After Discovery of Body In Lincoln County

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that no foul play is suspected and that there is no threat to the public after a male body was found Tuesday in rural Lincoln County.

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05 08, 2023

AG Jackley: Eligible South Dakotans to Benefit from Turbo Tax Settlement

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that 14,338 eligible South Dakotans will receive checks this month as part of a multi-state settlement with Turbo Tax’s owner Intuit.

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05 04, 2023

Shane Penfield Named Prosecutor of the Year

The South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association has named Shane Penfield as the Prosecutor of the Year.

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05 03, 2023

Ramona Woman Sentenced for Grand Theft

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Melba Jean Bickett of Ramona has been sentenced to two years in the South Dakota Women’s Prison after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft.

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05 01, 2023

Active Search Underway For Suspect In Union County Murder Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the state Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and other law enforcement agencies are asking for the public’s help in locating Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales, 39, of Sioux City, Iowa, who is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred last week in Union County.

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04 27, 2023

DCI, Local Authorities Investigating Suspicious Death in Union County

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the state Division of Criminal Investigation and local authorities are investigating a suspicious death that occurred Wednesday in Union County.

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04 12, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Praises Preliminary Injunction on Biden Administration WOTUS Rule

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction halting the Biden administration from implementing a new definition of the “Waters of the United States (WOTUS)” rule in South Dakota and other states.

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04 11, 2023

Judge Sentences Joel Koskan to 10 Years In Prison

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Joel Koskan of Mellette County was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to two felony counts of incest.

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03 31, 2023

DCI Investigating Death in Pierre

South Dakota’s Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation into the death of a 32-year-old man that occurred Thursday afternoon in Pierre.

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03 30, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Explanation for Proposed One Subject Constitutional Amendment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the provision that a proposed constitutional amendment can cover only one subject.

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03 28, 2023

Holzwarth Sentenced for Embezzlement From Grain Elevator

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that DeAnn Holzwarth of McIntosh has been sentenced to jail time and restitution after pleading guilty to stealing elevator funds from the McIntosh-Watauga Equity Exchange in McIntosh.

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03 27, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Praises Legislators & Governor For Support of Public Safety

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said this year’s legislative session was a success for public safety and law enforcement thanks to support from both Gov. Kristi Noem and State Legislators.

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03 20, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Explanations for Proposed “Top Two Primary” Constitutional Amendment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment regarding top two primary elections.

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03 14, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation for Proposed One Subject Constitutional Amendment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation that would remove the provision that a proposed constitutional amendment can cover only one subject.

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03 13, 2023

Jackley Announces Three New Assistant Attorney Generals

Three new attorneys will join the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office in the next few months, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.

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03 08, 2023

Incident At Spring Creek Home North of Pierre

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is assisting with the investigation of an individual who was arrested Tuesday morning after barricading himself in a home north of Pierre.

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03 07, 2023

Attorney General, DCI Rule Rapid City Police Officer Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review has determined that a Rapid City Police officer was justified in the shooting death of a man during a hostage situation on Feb. 3, 2023. 

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03 06, 2023

Thirteen Students Graduate as Part of 185th Session of Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course Held In Sioux Falls

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 13 students graduated Friday from the Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course, which was held in Sioux Falls.

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03 06, 2023

AG Jackley: SD Joins Court Action on TikTok Investigation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Monday that South Dakota has joined a 46-state coalition in filing an amicus brief asking that TikTok, Inc. comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protections.

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03 02, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Appoints Vaughn Beck To Board of Pardons and Paroles

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has appointed Edmunds County State’s Attorney Vaughn Beck of Ipswich to the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

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03 01, 2023

Election Integrity Bill Passes House State Affairs Committee

An election integrity bill, supported by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, passed another legislative hurdle Wednesday.

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02 27, 2023

Pierre Woman Sentenced For First Degrees Manslaughter

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County State’s Attorney Jessica LaMie announced Monday that 39-year-old Miranda Ann Henry of Pierre, aka Crystal Pumpkinseed, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2022 stabbing death of Christopher Mexican.

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02 27, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation for Proposed “Top Two Primary” Constitutional Amendment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed Constitutional Amendment regarding top-two primary elections.

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02 27, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Explanations for Proposed Constitutional Amendment, Initiated Measure

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for both a proposed constitutional amendment and an initiated measure, both of which would prohibit the implementation of taxes on anything sold for human consumption.

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02 23, 2023

Attorney General Marty Jackley announces 184th graduation class of the South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 31 students will graduate this Friday from the Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course, completing a 13-week training program and becoming fully qualified law enforcement officers in the state.

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02 22, 2023

House Judiciary Committee Passes Attorney General Bills

Three South Dakota Attorney General bills were approved Wednesday by the House Judiciary Committee.

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02 16, 2023

Attorney General, DCI Rule Rapid City Police Officer Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates a Rapid City Police officer was justified in the shooting death of a man who pointed a gun at the officer and appeared to pull the trigger during an incident on Jan. 18, 2023.

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02 16, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Announces Lawsuit on Biden Administration WOTUS Rule

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has joined 23 other states in filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s “Waters of the United States” rules.

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02 10, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Joins Pistol Gun Brace Federal Lawsuit

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Friday that South Dakota has joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against federal requirements that impact pistol owners who use stabilizing braces.

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02 08, 2023

Legislative Committee Passes Election Integrity Bill

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Wednesday testified on behalf of Senate Bill 207, which would prohibit the use of public funds to influence the outcome of an election.

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02 07, 2023

Attorney General, Prosecutors Testify in Support of SB 146

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, along with state prosecutors and law enforcement, testified Tuesday morning on behalf of Senate Bill 146, the truth in sentencing legislation.

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02 07, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanations for Proposed Constitutional Amendment and Initiated Measure

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released draft ballot explanations for a proposed Constitutional Amendment and a proposed Initiated Measure, both entitled: Prohibiting Taxes On Anything Sold for Human Consumption. 

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02 03, 2023

Attorney General’s Office, DCI to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

PIERRE.S.D.  – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the Rapid City Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred around noon Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

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02 03, 2023

Attorney General’s Office, DCI to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the Rapid City Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred around noon Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.

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02 02, 2023

Attorney General Submits Budget Request to Joint Appropriations Committee

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Thursday presented a budget recommendation of almost $35 million to the legislative Joint Appropriations Committee for its consideration.

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01 27, 2023

Attorney General, DCI Rule Sioux Falls Police Officer Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates a Sioux Falls Police officer was justified in a shooting during an incident at a Sioux Falls business on Dec. 20, 2022.

 

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01 24, 2023

Legislative Committee Unanimously Passes Attorney General Bills

Two additional South Dakota Attorney General bills were passed unanimously Tuesday morning by the state Senate Judiciary Committee.

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01 20, 2023

Attorney General’s Office to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Rapid City

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the Rapid City Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at 10:17 p.m. (MDT) on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.

 

 

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01 19, 2023

Legislative Committee Approves Attorney General’s Election Integrity Bills

Two South Dakota Attorney General bills designed to strengthen the integrity of South Dakota elections were approved by the state Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning.

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01 17, 2023

South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Announces Legislative Package

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has introduced five bills in the 2023 legislative session and all five are scheduled for their first committee hearing this week.

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01 12, 2023

Attorney General, DCI Rule Rapid City Officer Involved Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI review indicates that a Rapid City Police officer was justified in the shooting death of a man who charged at the officer during an incident Nov. 18, 2022 in Rapid City.

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01 09, 2023

South Dakota AG Marty Jackley Elected Chairman of National Attorney General Alliance

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has been elected to a one-year term as chairman of the National Attorney General Alliance (AGA).

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01 06, 2023

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces expansion of Oyate Court criminal justice reform effort

Attorney General Mark Vargo announced today that a groundbreaking criminal justice partnership between state prosecutors and tribal communities that began in Pennington County is spreading.

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01 06, 2023

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces Formation of Jurisdictional Cooperation Commission

Attorney General Mark Vargo announced today that he has formed a Jurisdictional Cooperation Commission to explore ways that law enforcement agencies can work better together.

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01 06, 2023

South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Case Prosecuted by Attorney General’s Office

South Dakota’s Supreme Court has upheld an attempted first-degree murder conviction in a case that was prosecuted by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office in two jury trials and then defended on appeal.
 

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01 06, 2023

Attorney General Mark Vargo praises staff, looks back and looks forward as he leaves office

On his last day in office, Attorney General Mark Vargo offered words of high praise Friday for the attorneys, investigators and staff at the Attorney General’s Office and the state Division of Criminal Investigation.

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01 04, 2023

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces formation of MMIP Advisory Council

Attorney General Mark Vargo announced today the formation of the Attorney General's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Advisory Council.

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