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05 16, 2024

Final Explanations Released For State Constitutional Amendments Proposed by South Dakota Legislature

Final ballot explanations for two potential constitutional amendments that were adopted by South Dakota legislators have been released by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

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05 15, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Issues Statement In Observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following statement in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day, which is today (Wednesday), honoring those officers who have died in the line of duty:

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05 15, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Clay County, Yankton County Authorities Announce Indictment and Arrest in Fentanyl Overdose Death

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and authorities in Clay and Yankton counties have announced that a 18-year-old Yankton man has been indicted in the fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old female from rural Clay County.

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05 15, 2024

Eleven State Prison Inmates Plead Not Guilty To Charges Stemming From Prison Disturbances

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that 11 state prison inmates have all pleaded not guilty to a combined 18 felony charges stemming from the March 27-28 disturbances at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.

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05 14, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces No Evidence Of Criminal Wrongdoing In Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Telephone Calls

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the State Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing including by volunteers calling signatories of the Abortion Rights ballot petitions.

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05 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota Settlement With Wireless Companies

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that South Dakota is part of a $10.25 million national settlement with three major wireless companies regarding deceptive and misleading advertising practices.

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05 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Texas Woman Sentenced to Prison for 2023 Stabbing Death

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a San Antonio, Texas woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to charges in a 2023 stabbing death in Vermillion.

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05 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Confirms Homicide Investigation in Huron

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Huron Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred Thursday in Huron.

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05 08, 2024

Attorney General Jackey Warns Citizens To Remain Vigilant Against Telephone and Computer Scams

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans again to be watchful for various scams after a Sioux Falls woman lost a reported $58,000 in a computer scam.

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05 08, 2024

Aberdeen Man Sentenced to 115 Years in Prison For Sexual Contact, Child Pornography Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that an Aberdeen man has been sentenced to a combined 115 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Sexual Contact with a Child under the Age of Sixteen and 10 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

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05 07, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Encourages Public To Remember Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages the public to remember the state’s fallen law enforcement officers as the annual South Dakota Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony is held Wednesday in Pierre.

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05 07, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Encourages Continued Vigilance During National Fentanyl Awareness Day

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is urging South Dakotans to remain vigilant about the dangers of fentanyl use.

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05 03, 2024

South Dakota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Program Hosts Awareness/Training Event Monday in Rapid City

South Dakota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) program is hosting its first-ever awareness and training event Monday in Rapid City.

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05 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Congratulates Roberts County State’s Attorney for Prosecutor of the Year Award

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates Roberts County State’s Attorney Dylan D. Kirchmeier for being named as the Prosecutor of the Year by the South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association.

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05 02, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Sioux Falls Police Shooting Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that Sioux Falls Police Officers were justified in shooting a man who was armed with two knives during an incident April 4, 2024 in Sioux Falls.                  

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