| 12 22, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Multi-State Lawsuit In Challenging Proposed Federal Climate MandateSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 20 other Attorneys General in challenging a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration that mandates all states with National Highway Safety System mileage establish targets to reduce on-road CO2 emissions.
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| 12 20, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Reminds Shoppers to Watch For Scams During Holiday SeasonIn these last few days before Christmas, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns shoppers to remain careful about scams that can dampen the holiday cheer of South Dakota residents and businesses.
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| 12 19, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces State, Citizens To Receive Funds From Google SettlementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that both the state of South Dakota and individual citizens will receive money from a $700 million agreement reached with Google regarding the company’s anti-competitive conduct with Google Play Store.
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| 12 19, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Reward In Search For Rachel CyriacksSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced a reward of up to $25,000 is being offered to anyone who provides crucial information that leads to the successful arrest and conviction of those involved in the disappearance of Rachel Cyriacks.
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| 12 18, 2023 | Pierre Man Changes Plea in Law Enforcement Standoff CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Pierre man has entered pleas to three criminal charges stemming from a standoff with law enforcement that occurred at a residence in northern Hughes County.
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| 12 18, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases 2024 Legislative Package South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Attorney General’s Office’s proposed legislative package for 2024 features five bills including separate legislation to regulate the drug Xylazine, add fentanyl protections, and make Artificial Intelligence Generated Child Pornography a felony crime.
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| 12 13, 2023 | Pierre Man Indicted on First-Degree, Second-Degree Murder Charges in Stabbing DeathSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County State’s Attorney Casey Deibert have announced that a Pierre man has been indicted on First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder charges for the Nov. 30, 2023 stabbing death of a Rapid City woman.
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| 12 12, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Request Asking ATF To Drop Civil Liability Rule Violating Second AmendmentSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 24 other State Attorney Generals in asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to drop a proposed civil liability rule on firearm sales that violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
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| 12 12, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Spearfish Man Convicted of Second Degree MurderSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish man has been convicted by a Lawrence County jury in the 2022 shooting death of his wife.
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| 12 08, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Statement On the Search for Rachel CyriacksSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued this statement on the on-going search for Rachel Cyriaks:
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| 12 07, 2023 | Final Ballot Explanation Released For Initiated Measure To Legalize Recreational Marijuana and Create Dual-Use LicensesThe final ballot explanation for a draft initiated measure, proposed by Emmett Reistroffer of Rapid City, that would legalize recreational marijuana and create dual-use licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries has been released filed with the Secretary of State by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 12 05, 2023 | Pierre Man Charged In Stabbing DeathSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, Hughes County State’s Attorney Casey Deibert, and the Pierre Police Department have announced that David J. Shangreaux, Jr., 23, of Pierre has been charged with Second Degree Murder in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old female on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at a Pierre residence.
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| 11 30, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Two Men Sentenced in Connection to Fatal ShootingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that two men have been sentenced to prison after earlier pleading guilty for their actions connected to a 2021 fatal shooting that occurred at a Sioux Falls restaurant.
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| 11 21, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Sisseton Man Sentenced to Prison on Sexual Contact ChargesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sisseton man has been convicted and sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to three counts of Sexual Assault With a Child under the age 16.
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| 11 20, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Urges Holiday Shopping SafetyTis the season for holiday shopping and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley reminds consumers to watch out not only for the good bargains, but shopping scams as well.
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| 11 17, 2023 | Draft Explanation Released For Initiated Measure Submitted by Rapid City ManAn explanation for a draft initiated measure, proposed by Emmett Reistroffer of Rapid City, that would legalize recreational marijuana and create dual-use licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries, has been submitted for public review by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 11 14, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Honors Latest Class Graduating Friday from Basic Law Enforcement Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 44 students who will graduate Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course as they complete a 13-week training program and became fully qualified law enforcement officers in the state.
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| 11 08, 2023 | Eighteen Students Graduate Thursday From Basic Law Enforcement Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will be among the speakers Thursday when 18 students graduate from the Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course at the regional training academy in Sioux Falls.
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| 11 08, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Highway Patrol Trooper Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was justified in shooting a man who charged at the trooper during an incident October 11, 2023, in Dell Rapids.
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| 11 08, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Remembers Rachel Cyriacks Ten Years After Disappearance, Seeks Public’s HelpSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is remembering Rachel Cyriacks (pronounced Seer- icks) on the 10th anniversary of her disappearance and is again asking for the public’s help in locating the Woonsocket woman.
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| 11 03, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley’s Reply Letter to Dakotans for HealthPursuant to requests from the media, this pdf is being provided to everyone along with Attorney General Jackley’s original letters to Dakotans For Health.
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| 11 02, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Woman Sentenced to Prison On Grand Theft ChargeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watertown woman has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft.
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| 10 27, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Man Convicted Of Assault on Law Enforcement OfficersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man was convicted Thursday by a Hughes County jury for assaulting and threatening correctional officers at the Hughes County Jail.
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| 10 24, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Lawsuit Against Meta For Harming Youth Mental HealthSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from 41 other states in filing federal or state lawsuits against Meta alleging that the company knowingly designed and developed harmful features on Instagram and other social media platforms that purposefully addicted children and teens.
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| 10 19, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Parents’ RightsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from 22 other states in the filing of an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of parents’ rights where a school board is removing parental opt-outs for sex education.
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| 10 19, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Closure To 1998 Murder ConvictionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising a South Dakota Supreme Court decision that denied a state prison inmate’s appeal of a second habeas corpus request related to his 1998 conviction for murder.
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| 10 13, 2023 | Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Leads Effort To Recoup $477,000 In Medicaid, Veterans OverpaymentsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has recouped more than $477,000 in Medicaid and Veterans Affairs overpayments which has led to the indictment of one person in the theft of those funds.
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| 10 13, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Gregory Man Sentenced To Prison For ManslaughterSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Alec J. Dostal, Sr., of Gregory has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, after he earlier had pled guilty but mentally ill to one count of first-degree manslaughter.
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| 10 12, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI To Review Officer Involved Shooting in Dell RapidsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Dell Rapids.
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| 10 12, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Statement Supporting IsraelSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from 26 other states in issuing a statement supporting Israel against the terrorist attacks by Hamas.
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| 10 12, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Yankton Man Sentenced To Prison For Aggravated AssaultSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Ricky L. German of Yankton has been sentenced to a maximum 25 years in prison, with seven years suspended, after he earlier pled no contest to one count of aggravated assault.
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| 10 06, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Huron Area Law Enforcement Officers Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that three Huron Area Law Enforcement Officers were justified in shooting a man who pointed a gun at the officers during an incident that occurred Sept.7, 2023 at a Huron residence.
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| 10 05, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Will Receive $372,000 In Multistate Settlement With Software Company South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the state of South Dakota will receive almost $372,000 as its share of a $495 million multistate settlement with software company Blackbaud for exposing the personal and financial information of millions of consumers throughout the United States.
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| 10 03, 2023 | Students Graduate Friday From 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is the guest speaker Friday Oct. 6, when 15 students graduate from the latest Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.
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| 09 29, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Letter, Requests PornHub Closes Loophole That Jeopardizes ChildrenSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 25 other Attorneys General in asking Aylo, the parent company of PornHub, to close a website loophole that jeopardizes children.
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| 09 27, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Yankton Man Sentenced To 85 Years in Prison For 2022 Shooting DeathSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Trevor Wayne Harrison of Yankton was sentenced Monday in Yankton County Circuit Court to 85 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, after he earlier pled guilty to one count of First Degree Manslaughter.
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| 09 27, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Grand Jury Indicts Two Prison Inmates For Attack on OfficersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that two state prison inmates have been indicted on charges, including Attempted First Degree Murder, for their attack on two state correctional officers Aug. 24, 2023 at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
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| 09 21, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Honors State Forensic Lab During National Forensic Science WeekSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is honoring the staff of the Attorney General’s Office’s State Forensic Lab in celebration of this week being National Forensic Science Week.
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| 09 20, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Reminds Public To Stay Alert for ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley reminds the public to be careful when contacted by scammers posing as legitimate organizations.
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| 09 14, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Minnesota Man Sentenced To 50 Years in Prison For First Degree KidnappingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Ryan Degroat of White Earth, MN has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he earlier had pled guilty but mentally ill to one charge of First Degree Kidnapping.
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| 09 08, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Highway Patrol Trooper Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates a South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper was justified in shooting a man who fired a gun at the officer during an incident on Aug. 9, 2023 in Sturgis.
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| 09 07, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI To Review Officer Involved Shooting in HuronSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the Huron Police Department and Beadle County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Huron.
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| 09 05, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Congressional Request To Create AI Child Exploitation Expert CommissionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 54 other Attorneys General in asking Congressional leaders to create an expert panel on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is to use to exploit children.
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| 08 30, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Availability Of New Consumer Alert SystemSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the public can now receive Consumer Alerts via email from the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division.
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| 08 30, 2023 | Final Explanation Released for Draft Initiated Measure That Would Legalize Recreational MarijuanaThe final ballot explanation for a draft initiated measure that would legalize recreational marijuana, proposed by Matthew Schweich of Sioux Falls, has been released by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 08 30, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Effort Urging FDA To Do More to Protect Children From E-CigarettesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is one of four lead Attorneys General asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes.
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| 08 24, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Charges Against Prison Inmates for Assault on Correctional OfficersSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault Against A Law Enforcement Officer charges are being filed against two inmates for a Thursday morning assault against a state correctional officer at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.
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| 08 23, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Arrest in Grant County HomicideSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) have arrested one person in connection with a homicide that occurred Sunday night in Grant County.
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| 08 18, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former State Correctional Officer Convicted Of Simple AssaultSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Joshua Westenkirchner of Harrisburg, S.D., has been convicted of two counts of simple assault of a prison inmate while serving as a correctional officer at the state prison in Sioux Falls.
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| 08 17, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Consumers of Hawaii Fire Assistance ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans about money donation scams that have appeared in recent days from so-called organizations trying to raise funds to help victims of the Maui wildfires in Hawaii.
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| 08 17, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Settlement With Sen. Castleberry on Restitution Of State FundsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces an agreement has been reached with State Senator Jessica Castleberry to pay back more than $499,000 in COVID funds which she received for her preschool daycare centers in Rapid City.
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| 08 15, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Supports Effort To Fund Youth Shooting Sports and Safety CoursesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 23 other Attorneys General in asking Congress to approve the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which would allow for the funding of youth hunting, archery, and firearms safety courses.
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| 08 15, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress To Approve G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits ActSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 43 other Attorneys General in asking Congress to approve the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act.
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| 08 14, 2023 | Attorney General’s Office Releases Final Explanation For Initiated Measure Repealing South Dakota’s Medical Marijuana ProgramThe final ballot explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would repeal South Dakota’s Medical Marijuana Program, as proposed by Travis Ismay of Newell, has been released by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 08 11, 2023 | Explanation Released for Draft Initiated Measure That Would Legalize Recreational MarijuanaAn explanation for a draft initiated measure, proposed by Matthew Schweich of Sioux Falls, that would legalize recreational marijuana has been submitted for public review by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
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| 08 10, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Sioux Falls Police Officer Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates a Sioux Falls Police officer was justified in shooting a man who pointed a gun at the officer during an incident on July 13-14, 2023 in Sioux Falls.
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| 08 09, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Leads Attorney General Energy & Environmental SummitSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is leading the National Attorney General Alliance’s Energy and Environmental Summit being held this week in Seattle. Attorney General Jackley is the AGA’s Chairman this year.
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| 08 09, 2023 | Attorney General’s Office, DCI to Review Officer Involved Shooting in SturgisSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred early Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in Sturgis.
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| 08 04, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases 2022 Crime in South Dakota ReportSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the Crime in South Dakota 2022 Report is indicating that the number of criminal offenses reported statewide in 2022 were consistent with 2021.
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| 07 27, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation For Initiated Measure Repealing South Dakota’s Medical Marijuana ProgramSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would repeal South Dakota’s Medical Marijuana Program. The measure is proposed by Travis Ismay of Newell.
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| 07 24, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Tyndall Man Sentenced To Life in Prison For Triple Homicide CaseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Francis Lange has been sentenced to life in prison after he had earlier pled guilty to a 2021 triple homicide that occurred in Scotland.
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| 07 20, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Madison Man Sentenced For First-Degree RapeSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces Declan Nelson, 20, of Madison has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he earlier pled guilty to first-degree rape of a six-year-old boy.
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| 07 19, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Host Human Trafficking Training ConferenceSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says his office’s state Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is hosting a human trafficking training conference this week in Pierre.
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| 07 19, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Warns Consumers of Storm Repair ScamsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning consumers about home and roof repair scams that have surfaced in South Dakota due to recent severe weather.
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| 07 14, 2023 | Attorney General’s Office, DCI to Review Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux FallsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal investigation (DCI), at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred early Friday, July 14, 2023, near the intersection of Russell Street and Duluth Avenue.
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| 07 14, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Former Watertown Child Care Provider Sentenced For First-Degree ManslaughterSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces Amanda Walder of Watertown, a former child care provider, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after she earlier pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2021 death of a 17-month-old child.
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| 07 12, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Issues Statement On Mitchell Baseball InvestigationSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issues the following statement regarding the investigation into allegations involving the Mitchell American Legion Baseball Program:
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| 07 11, 2023 | Sixteen Law Enforcement Officers Graduate from D.A.R.E. ProgramSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has recognized the 16 law enforcement officers from four states who graduated from the two-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) instructor training held June 12-23 at the state’s Law Enforcement Training Center in Pierre.
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| 07 11, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Explanation For Proposed Constitutional Amendment On Amending, Repealing Ballot MeasuresSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the State Legislature from amending or repealing ballot measures for seven years. The measure is proposed by Brian Bengs of Aberdeen.
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| 07 06, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Rapid City Police Officer Shooting JustifiedSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces 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 office during an incident May 30, 2023
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| 06 29, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Announces Judge Rejects Habeas Corpus Request on Infant Murder ConvictionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Circuit Court Judge has denied a habeas corpus request for Joseph Patterson, who was convicted in 2015 in the death of an infant.
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| 06 28, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation For Proposed Constitutional Amendment On Amending, Repealing Ballot MeasuresSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment that would prohibit the State Legislature from amending or repealing ballot measures for seven years.
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| 06 28, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Joins Effort in Requesting Congressional Support For AM Radio StationsSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 16 other states in encouraging Congress to pass legislation that would keep AM radios in new vehicles.
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| 06 27, 2023 | Attorney General’s Office Raising Concern On Five Pending Child Murder CasesSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said his office is currently working on five child homicide cases.
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| 06 26, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Warns of Pop-Up Computer Repair ScamThe Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Protection recently has received several calls from consumers statewide about this scam that starts with a pop-up message indicating the person’s computer has been infected and appears to have their computer locked up.
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| 06 22, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Explanation For Proposed Constitutional Amendment Eliminating Single Subject RuleSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment that would repeal the single subject rule.
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| 06 21, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Recognizes Historic South Dakota v. Wayfair DecisionSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said five years after it was decided, the United States Supreme Court’s decision in favor of South Dakota in South Dakota v. Wayfair remains a major victory for small businesses and Main Street South Dakota.
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| 06 16, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley To Chair National Attorney General Alliance Annual MeetingSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will chair the annual meeting of the National Attorney General Alliance (AGA) being held June 19-22 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
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| 06 16, 2023 | Fifteen Students Graduate From 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification CourseSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley recognizes the 15 students who graduated Friday from the 72nd session of the 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.
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| 06 15, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Encourages Recognition Of Elder Abuse Awareness DaySouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said his office is observing Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which is today (Thursday, June 15).
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| 06 14, 2023 | Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison For High-Speed Chase with Law EnforcementSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that two defendants have been sentenced to prison after earlier pleading guilty to a high-speed chase that included shots being fired at law enforcement.
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| 06 14, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Explanation for Proposed Legislative Term Limits Constitutional Amendment South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for the proposed constitutional amendment that would revise legislative term limits. The proposed amendment was submitted by State Sen. Brent Hoffman of Sioux Falls.
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| 06 08, 2023 | AG Jackley Urges U.S. Senate To Pass HALT Fentanyl ActSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 22 other Attorneys General in asking the U.S. Senate leadership to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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| 06 06, 2023 | Attorney General Jackley Releases Draft Explanation For Proposed Constitutional Amendment Eliminating Single Subject RuleSouth Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment, proposed by Quincy Hanzen of Sioux Falls, that would repeal the single subject rule.
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| 06 02, 2023 | Graduation Held For 186th Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course StudentsSouth 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 RapeSouth 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 CitySouth 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 BurdenSouth 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 LimitsSouth 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 ActSouth 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 OfficeHughes 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 IXSouth 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 MysteryA 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 ServiceSouth 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 CountySouth 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 SettlementSouth 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 YearThe 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 TheftSouth 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 CaseSouth 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 CountySouth 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 RuleSouth 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 PrisonSouth 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 PierreSouth 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 ElevatorSouth 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 AmendmentSouth 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 GeneralsThree 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 PierreSouth 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 FallsSouth 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 InvestigationSouth 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 ParolesSouth 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 ManslaughterSouth 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 CourseSouth 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 BillsThree 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 RuleSouth 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 LawsuitSouth 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 146South 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 MeasureSouth 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 CityPIERRE.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 CitySouth 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 CommitteePIERRE, 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 BillsTwo 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 CitySouth 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 PackageSouth 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 JustifiedSouth 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 AllianceSouth 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 effortAttorney 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 CommissionAttorney 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 OfficeSouth 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 officeOn 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 CouncilAttorney General Mark Vargo announced today the formation of the Attorney General's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Advisory Council.
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