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10 03, 2023

Students Graduate Friday From 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course

South 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 Children

South 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 Death

South 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 Officers

South 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 Week

South 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 Scams

South 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 Kidnapping

South 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 Justified

South 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 Huron

South 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 Commission

South 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 System

South 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 Marijuana

The 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-Cigarettes

South 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 Officers

South 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 Homicide

South 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 Assault

South 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 Scams

South 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 Funds

South 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 Courses

South 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 Act

South 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 Program

The 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 Marijuana

An 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 Justified

South 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 Summit

South 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 Sturgis

South 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 Report

South 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 Program

South 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 Case

South 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 Rape

South 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 Conference

South 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 Scams

South 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 Falls

South 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 Manslaughter

South 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 Investigation

South 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. Program

South 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 Measures

South 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 Justified

South 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 Conviction

South 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 Measures

South 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 Stations

South 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 Cases

South 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 Scam

The 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 Rule

South 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 Decision

South 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 Meeting

South 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 Course

South 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 Day

South 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 Enforcement

South 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 Act

South 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 Rule

South 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 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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12 28, 2022

Attorney General releases Crime in South Dakota 2021 report

The Office of the Attorney General today released the Crime in South Dakota 2021 report. This report is compiled annually by the Attorney General’s Criminal Statistical Analysis Center (SAC). Despite technical and staffing issues that affected the 2021 reporting, this publication is designed to reflect the actual arrest and reporting information by South Dakota law enforcement.

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12 21, 2022

DCI conducting investigation into officer involved shooting in Sioux Falls

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting an investigation of an officer involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at approximately 1:30 p.m. CST at the intersection of Russell Street and Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls.

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12 20, 2022

Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley announces leadership team

Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley has announced the eight-member leadership team that will join him when he takes office next month.

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12 09, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces a first-degree manslaughter conviction in Pennington County

Attorney General Mark Vargo has announced that Ashley Peltier was convicted of first-degree manslaughter for the June 8, 2021, stabbing death of her boyfriend, Stanley Kennard III, a.k.a., James Rice.

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11 30, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces hiring of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and a Human Trafficking Coordinator

Attorney General Mark Vargo announced he has filled two new positions at the Attorney General’s Office: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator.
 

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11 28, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo to introduce Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator

Attorney General Mark Vargo will announce he has filled two new positions at the Attorney General’s Office: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator. Both of the new

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11 22, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces the 183rd graduation class of the South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course

Attorney General Mark Vargo has announced that 39 students completed the Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D.

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11 15, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo announces historic settlement over Google location tracking practices

Attorney General Mark Vargo today announced that South Dakota, along with 39 other states, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate Attorney General privacy settlement in the history of the U.S.

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11 09, 2022

ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR PROPOSED INITIATED MEASURE ON FOOD AND DRINK

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for a proposed Initiated Measure entitled: An Initiated Measure Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Eating or Drinking. 

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11 09, 2022

ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES EXPLANATION FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION ON FOOD AND DRINK

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has released the following Attorney General’s ballot explanation for a proposed Constitutional Amendment entitled: An Initiated Amendment Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Eating or Drinking. 

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11 08, 2022

Elias Richard sentenced to life in prison for a Christmas Eve murder in Rapid City

Elias Richard was sentenced Monday to life in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for killing Vernall Marshall on Christmas Eve in 2020. Richard, 23, was convicted of Second Degree Murder by a Pennington County jury in July following a four-day trial.

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11 07, 2022

South Dakota Supreme Court upholds murder conviction in Pierre infant battery case

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Tristan Larson for causing the death of his then-girlfriend’s two-year-old son.

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11 04, 2022

Attorney General, DCI Release Sioux Falls Police Department Officer involved shooting summary

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Friday released a summary of the non-fatal September 9, 2022, Sioux Falls Police Department officer involved shooting.

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11 03, 2022

Attorney General, DCI, DPS mark re-opening of Emergency Vehicle Operation Course

Attorney General Mark Vargo today joined the Division of Criminal Investigation and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety’s Division of Highway Patrol in hailing the re-opening of the state’s Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (EVOC) in Pierre, S.D.

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10 28, 2022

DCI, Yankton Police and Yankton County Sheriff’s Office seize $100,000 worth of marijuana and marijuana concentrates

Division of Criminal Investigation agents, Yankton Police Department officers and deputies form the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a Gayville, S.D., residence on Wednesday, Oct. 26, that resulted in the seizure of 22 pounds of marijuana, 751 grams of concentrated marijuana wax, 95 Nerds Rope Marijuana edible packages, Suboxone, a Ruger SR-556 rifle, a Glock 48 9mm pistol and $6,250 in cash.

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10 24, 2022

ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES DRAFT EXPLANATION FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA CONSTITUTION

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has released an Attorney General’s ballot draft explanation for a draft Constitutional Amendment entitled: An Initiated Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Eating or Drinking.

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10 24, 2022

ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES DRAFT EXPLANATION FOR PROPOSED INITIATED MEASURE

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has released an Attorney General’s ballot draft explanation for a draft Initiated Measure entitled: An Initiated Measure Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Eating or Drinking.
 

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10 18, 2022

Attorney General Mark Vargo joins bipartisan coalition to regulate pharmacy benefit managers

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo today joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general from across the country in an amicus brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Oklahoma’s laws that regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

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10 07, 2022

Attorney General, DCI Release Rapid City Police Department Officer involved shooting summary

South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Friday released a summary of the July 26, 2022, Rapid City Police Department officer involved shooting. The report found that Marvin Moran Jr. had discharged a firearm in the direction of a police officer before two officers fired and that the officers were justified in using lethal force.

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