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10 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictments On Fraud Charges Related to Department of Revenue Employment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two Pierre women have been indicted on fraud-related charges connected to crimes committed while they were both employees of the South Dakota Department of Revenue.

 

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10 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Wyoming Woman Sentenced On Grand Theft By Exploitation Charge

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Gillette, Wyoming woman has been ordered to pay $93,367.05 in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft By Exploitation.

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10 08, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Honors Those Graduating Friday From Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 12 students who graduate this Friday from the state Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.

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10 08, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Urges Compliance Orders Against TikTok

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General to enforce a court order that requires TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence.

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10 07, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, S.D. Bankers Association Partner on Anti-Scam Campaign

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and South Dakota Bankers Association (SDBA) President Karl Adam announce a partnership to educate bank customers about banking scams.

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10 04, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Calls On Congress To Approve 2024 AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 11 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act of 2024, stressing the importance of AM radios in times of emergencies.

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10 04, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Custer County State’s Attorney Kelley Announce Pringle Man Arrested on Arson Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Custer County State’s Attorney Tracy Kelley announce that a Pringle, SD man has been arrested on felony arson charges related to nine separate wildland and structure fires that recently have occurred in Custer County.

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10 04, 2024

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

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns the public that members of the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force are not calling citizens demanding money.

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10 02, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Warms Consumers Of Hurricane Helene Scams

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns South Dakotans about money donation scams involving relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Helene.

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10 02, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Prison Inmate Sentenced for Assault on Prison Employee

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a current South Dakota Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison for assaulting a South Dakota Department of Corrections employee.

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10 01, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Former Prison Employee Pleads Guilty to Sexual Contact with Prison Inmate

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former prison employee has pleaded guilty to one count of a Prohibited Sexual Act Between a Prison Employee and Prisoner.

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09 26, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins SCOTUS Brief Against Unconstitutional Gun Ban

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 29 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to consider a Maryland case where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Maryland law banning hundreds of styles of firearms.

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09 26, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. Agencies’ Child Abduction Exercise

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Child Abduction Response Team (CART) this week held a child abduction exercise in Pierre.

 

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09 19, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Reminds Citizens to Guard Against Internet, Telephone Scams

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley strongly urges citizens to stay alert when dealing with internet and telephone scams.

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09 19, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Honors Recruits Graduating Friday from Sioux Falls Law Enforcement Training Program

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 19 recruits who graduate Friday from the Law Enforcement Training program held in Sioux Falls.

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09 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Recognizes State Forensic Lab During National Forensic Science Week

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley recognizes the South Dakota Forensic Lab in celebration of this week being National Forensic Science Week. 

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09 17, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment On First Computer-Generated Child Pornography Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that an Aberdeen man has been indicted on seven counts of computer-generated child pornography which are part of a new South Dakota law that took effect this past July 1.

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09 17, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces California Man Indicted In Internet Scam in Lawrence County

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a California man has been indicted in an internet scam involving a Lawrence County couple.

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09 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces DNA Discovery In 2022 South Dakota Rape Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Forensic Lab has identified a DNA sample that was collected from an attempted rape in 2022 that occurred in South Dakota, and which has now allowed the case to be reopened.

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09 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Marion Man Sentenced to Prison on Criminal Charges Against Child

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Marion man has been sentenced to 160 years in prison after earlier being convicted of criminal charges against a child.

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09 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Attorneys General Urging Congress to Protect Children on Social Media Platforms

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 41 other Attorneys General in asking Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms.

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09 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Mount Vernon Man Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Mount Vernon man has pleaded guilty to both Second-Degree Manslaughter and Abuse of or Cruelty to a Minor in connection to the death of a three-year-old child in March 2023.

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09 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Interprets South Dakota Constitution Requires Ballot Measure Sponsors to be SD Citizens

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that, in an answer to a question from the Secretary of State, that he interprets the State Constitution requires a sponsor of an initiated ballot measure to be a citizen of South Dakota.

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09 10, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Board of Regents File Complaint Against NCAA Settlement Plan on Behalf of SDSU, USD

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces his office and the South Dakota Board of Regents, on behalf of South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, have filed a complaint against the NCAA, and its proposed settlement on its past conduct.

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09 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Releases Final Explanation for Proposed 2026 Initiated Measure on Prayer in Schools

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for the proposed initiated measure that would require non-denominational prayer in public schools, which would be on the 2026 general election ballot if approved. The sponsor of the proposed initiated measure is Hillel Hellinger of North Miami Beach, Fla.

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08 29, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Tribal Prioritized Law Enforcement Training Graduation Sept. 3

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that 21 officers, including nine tribal law enforcement officers, will graduate from the state’s tribal prioritized law enforcement class course on Tuesday, Sept. 3.

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08 29, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Lincoln County State’s Attorney Wollman Announce Sioux Falls Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman announce that a Sioux Falls man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of Possessing, Manufacturing or Distributing Child Pornography.

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08 28, 2024

Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission Re-establishes Articulation Agreement with Western Dakota Technical College

South Dakota’s Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to re-establish a reciprocity articulation agreement with Western Dakota Technical College (WDTC) of Rapid City.

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08 27, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Plea Entered, Trial Date Set In Stealing $1.8 Million in State, Federal Funds Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee has pleaded not guilty to charges of stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services

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08 26, 2024

Attorney General Jackley To Host National Attorneys General Meeting In Deadwood

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley hosts a National Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Working Group Meeting Oct. 22-25 in Deadwood where Attorneys General from across the country will work on issues impacting states.

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08 23, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Demands Answers from Online Retailer Temu about Alleged Connections with China

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is among 21 Attorneys General demanding answers from online retailer Temu regarding its alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

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08 22, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Requests U.S. Supreme Court Limit ATF Firearms Expansion Rule

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 26 other Attorneys General in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to limit the Biden Administration’s “Frame or Receiver” firearms rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).

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08 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Telephone Scams Regarding Court-Ordered Actions

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns the public about recurring scam telephone calls where citizens are threatened with arrest warrants or fines for failure to perform a court-ordered action.

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08 20, 2024

Draft Explanations Released For Proposed 2026 Initiated Measure on Prayer in Schools

At the request of the sponsor, an explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would require non-denominational prayer in public schools, which would be on the 2026 general election ballot if approved, has been submitted for public review by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office. 

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08 19, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises 8th Circuit Court Decision Overruling ATF Ban

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises a recent U.S. 8th Circuit Court reversal on a federal ATF rule banning pistol braces.

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08 19, 2024

South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Files Lawsuit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has joined a civil antitrust lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department and 40 other Attorneys General against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

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08 16, 2024

Multi-Agency Investigation Leads To Three People Arrested On Fentanyl, Methamphetamine Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces three people were arrested early Friday morning, Aug. 16, on fentanyl and methamphetamine charges following an investigation conducted by several state and local law enforcement agencies.

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08 15, 2024

Attorney General Jackley’s Statement On DCI Investigation Into Actions of Former Division of Motor Vehicles Employee

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issues this statement regarding the investigation into the actions of a former South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles employee.

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08 15, 2024

Conde Man Convicted On Seven Counts Of Grand Theft By Exploitation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 60-year-old man from Conde has been found guilty of seven counts of taking money from an elderly person who was in his care.

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08 14, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Challenges Biden’s Election Executive Order

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined Attorneys General from seven other states in challenging a Presidential Executive Order that would encroach on the States’ authority to regulate voter registration.

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08 14, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Encourages Legislative Consideration Of Age Verification Statute for Minors Accessing Harmful Internet Content

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley testified Wednesday that an Age Verification statute for minors accessing harmful Internet content should be considered by the South Dakota Legislature.

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08 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Rapid City Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for First-Degree Manslaughter

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 51-year-old Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter.

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08 01, 2024

Attorney General Marty Jackley Announces Fort Pierre Man Convicted Of Felony Sex Crimes Against Children

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Fort Pierre man has been convicted of nine felony counts of rape, sexual contact with a child, and Incest involving two different children.

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07 31, 2024

Sturgis Man Sentenced to 65 Years in Prison After Conviction on 11 Counts of Felony Crimes Involving Children

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sturgis man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison after earlier being convicted of 11 counts of felony crimes involving five different children.

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07 31, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictments Against State Prison Inmates, Former DOC Employees

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Minnehaha County Grand Jury Monday indicted six people regarding five different cases involving South Dakota Prison inmates and two others who were Department of Corrections staff members at that time.

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07 26, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Police Officer, Sheriff’s Deputy Involved Shooting With Hostage Justified

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that a Sioux Falls Police Officer and a Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Deputy were justified in the shooting involving a Sioux Falls gas station clerk hostage incident that occurred on July 3, 2024.

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07 25, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Winner Man Sentenced to Prison For Third-Degree Rape Charge

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Winner man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to Third-Degree Rape of a person incapable of giving consent.

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07 25, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises District Court Stopping Proposed Rule Allowing Men into Women’s Locker Rooms

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises a U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction that stops a new U.S. Department of Education Title IX rule. The rule was scheduled to take effect on August 1, but has now been stopped in South Dakota and the five other 8th Circuit states who joined the lawsuit.

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07 24, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Requests SCOTUS To Stop EPA New Rule on Existing Coal-, Gas-, Oil-Fired Power Plants

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 25 Attorneys General in asking the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants.

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07 22, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Attorneys General Group in Opposing Biden Proposal to Reschedule Marijuana as Schedule III Drug

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins other Attorney Generals in opposing a Biden Administration proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

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07 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Wyoming Man Sentenced To 55 Years in Prison for Shooting at Highway Patrol Trooper

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Saratoga, Wyo., man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting at a South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper during an incident at the 2023 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

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07 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment For $1.8 million Employee Theft from Child Protection Services

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee has been indicted for stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services.

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07 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Wyoming Woman Pleads Guilty to One Count of Grand Theft By Exploitation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Gillette, Wyo. woman has pleaded guilty to one count of felony Grand Theft by Exploitation for stealing almost $94,000 from the property of another person.

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07 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress To Support Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (“SAVE”) Act

South Dakota Attorney General Marty has joined 21 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (“SAVE”) Act.

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07 11, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Vietnam Man Sentenced to Prison on Child Pornography Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a resident of Vietnam who is in South Dakota on a student visa has been sentenced to 240 days in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

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07 10, 2024

Final Ballot Statement Released for Potential Referral of Proposed Pipeline Bill

The final ballot statement for the potential referral of Senate Bill 201 has been released by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.  It was filed with Secretary of State’s Office on Monday, July 8. 

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07 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Texas Couple Sentenced to Probation on Theft Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Texas couple has been sentenced to a combined 10 years in prison and a fine of $86,000 after being convicted of six combined charges in connection with stealing or attempting to steal the property of another person. All prison time was suspended.

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07 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Man Sentenced to Prison on First Degree Rape Charges

A Watertown man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of First Degree Rape.

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07 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, 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 and Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning, July 3, 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 and Minnehaha County Sherif

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07 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Statement On Shooting at Trump Rally

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley statement on shooting at Saturday’s former President Trump’s Rally in Pennsylvania:

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07 02, 2024

Federal Parole Commission Denies Parole Request For Leonard Peltier in Shooting Deaths of Two FBI Agents

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the federal Parole Commission has denied the parole request for Leonard Peltier, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 1975.

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07 01, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Determines Former President Trump’s Immunity Request For Official Acts

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley supports the U.S. Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is immune for official acts done while in office, but not necessarily private acts.

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07 01, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Cautions Public About Door-to-Door Sales

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns citizens to be cautious when considering purchasing products or services through a door-to-door sale.

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07 01, 2024

Attorney Jackley Announces Wagner Man Pleads Guilty And Sentenced For Threatening Public Officials

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Wagner man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill and has been sentenced for threatening two public officials.

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06 28, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Applications Open July 1 For $5 million in Victim Grants

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the application period opens Monday, July 1, for $5 million in grants that will be awarded by the Attorney General’s Office to organizations that assist children who have been abused or neglected, victims of domestic violence, and victims of sexual assault.

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06 28, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises SCOTUS Decision Limiting Federal Agency Authority

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that weakens regulatory authority of federal government agencies.

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06 27, 2024

Attorney General Jackley on Border Security Panel at RAGA Conference

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will discuss border security during a panel discussion Friday at the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) Conference being held in W. Va.

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06 26, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Flood-Related Scams

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns residents impacted by the flooding in southeast South Dakota to be careful about flood-related scams involving fraudulent home repairs and charity appeals.

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06 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Rapid City Woman Sentenced For Grand Theft By Embezzlement

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Rapid City woman has been ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft by Embezzlement.

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06 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises Graduates Of This Year’s D.A.R.E. Instructor Training Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley recognizes the 21 law enforcement officers from five states who graduated Friday from the two-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) instructor training held at the state’s George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre.

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06 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Jay Ostrem Arraigned in Centerville Triple Murder Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces Jay Ostrem (Ah-strum) of Centerville was arraigned Thursday in Salem on nine felony counts in the May 27 shooting deaths of three people in Centerville.

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06 20, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Joseph Hoek First Degree Murder Trial To Start April 21, 2025

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the First-Degree Murder trial of Joseph Gene Hoek of Sioux Falls will start April 21, 2025. Hoek is charged with First Degree Murder and Aggravated Eluding in the Feb. 2, 2024 death of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok.

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06 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins State Attorneys General Opposing Gag Order Against Former President Trump

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has joined a 24-state coalition urging the courts to deny a Special Prosecutor’s request for a gag order against former President Trump.

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06 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Confirms SCOTUS Abortion Pill Ruling Does Not Impact State Abortion Law

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that Thursday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to restrict access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill, does not impact South Dakota’s current abortion law.

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06 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Congratulates 17 Students Who Graduate Friday From 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 17 students who will graduate Friday from the state 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.

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06 11, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Endorses Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)  to U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024.

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06 11, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson and Johnson

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc.

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06 06, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Jay Ostrem Indicted in Centerville Triple Murder Investigation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that 64-year-old Jay Ostrem (Ah-strum) of Centerville has now been indicted on nine felony counts in the May 27 shooting deaths of three people in Centerville.

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06 03, 2024

Sturgis Man Convicted in Corson County Of 11 Counts of Felony Crimes Involving Children

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sturgis man has been convicted by a Corson County Jury of 11 counts of felony crimes involving five different children.

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06 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Welcomes Officers To Dedicated Tribal Law Enforcement Training Session

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Monday welcomed 23 officers, including 11 tribal law enforcement officers, to the state’s first-ever tribal enforcement specific training session.

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05 31, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Wyoming Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Against Highway Patrol Trooper

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Saratoga, Wyo., man has pleaded guilty to shooting at a South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper during an incident at the 2023 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

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05 30, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Speaks Friday At Basic Law Enforcement Graduation Ceremony

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is the guest speaker at Friday’s graduation ceremony for the 190th session of the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course in Pierre.

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05 28, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces One Person Arrested, Charged in Centerville Triple Murder Investigation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 64-year-old Centerville man has been charged with three counts of First Degree Murder in connection with the shooting deaths of three people Monday night in Centerville.

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05 24, 2024

Brandon Woman Sentenced On Grand Theft By Exploitation Charge

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brandon woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all of that time is suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft By Exploitation.

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05 22, 2024

South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Announces 13 Tribal Officers to Participate in Dedicated Law Enforcement Training

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced 13 tribal law enforcement officers, along with another 11 local and state officers, are scheduled to participate in the state’s first-ever tribal law enforcement specific training session starting June 3 in Pierre.

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05 22, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Prison Inmate Sentenced An Additional 50 Years For Charges Against Corrections Officer

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a South Dakota Penitentiary Inmate was sentenced Wednesday to an additional 50 years in prison after earlier being convicted on three charges including possession of a weapon and making threats against a correctional officer.

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05 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Lawsuit Against Biden’s Plan for Development Projects

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a 20-state Attorney Generals’ lawsuit opposing the Biden Administration’s new environmental standards regarding infrastructure projects.

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05 20, 2024

PUBLIC SAFETY FOR SOUTH DAKOTANS Guest Editorial By South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley

South Dakotans, Native and Non-Native, deserve and should demand to be safe in their homes, on their streets, and at their places of work.  As Attorney General, and as a former US Attorney, State’s Attorney, and Tribal Prosecutor, I do not accept “jurisdiction” as an impediment to the ability and responsibility of law enforcement to collectively protect everyone in South Dakota, on and off reservations. 

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05 17, 2024

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and U.S. Attorney Alison Ramsdell Statement On Drug Activity in South Dakota

“The vast majority of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl found in South Dakota originates from our southern border. The cartels are actively engaged in moving these illicit drugs across the southern border which then find their way into our South Dakota communities.

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05 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Marion Man Convicted Of 46 Criminal Charges Against Child

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Marion man was convicted Thursday on 46 criminal charges against a child including First Degree Rape Domestic, Aggravated Incest, and Sexual Contact with a Child Under 16 Domestic.

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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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04 26, 2024

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

South Dakota legislators adopted two potential constitutional amendments during the last two legislative sessions. 

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04 25, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Encourages Public to Participate In National Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, April 27

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley encourages people with unneeded prescription medication to safely dispose of it during this Saturday’s National Drug Take Back Day.

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04 24, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces 11 Inmates Indicted On Charges Stemming From Prison Disturbances

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Wednesday announced that 11 state prison inmates have now been indicted on 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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04 23, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces 11 Inmates Charged in State Penitentiary Disturbances

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Tuesday announced that 11 inmates will face 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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04 19, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Anthony Harris Convicted And Sentenced For Improper Disposal of a Body in Mitchell Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Detroit, MI man has been sentenced to 360 days in the Davison County Jail for pleading guilty to the improper disposal of a body in connection with a female who was found deceased March 11, 2024 in Mitchell.

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04 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Prison Inmate Convicted By Jury on Charges Against Correctional Officer

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced a South Dakota Penitentiary Inmate was convicted Thursday on three charges including possession of a weapon and making threats against a correctional officer.

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04 16, 2024

Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission Revokes Law Enforcement Certification for Mellette County Sheriff

The South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to revoke the law enforcement certification of Mellette County Sheriff Mike Blom effective immediately for conduct unbecoming a law enforcement officer.

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04 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Confirms DCI, Custer County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Homicide

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Custer County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a homicide that took place Friday, April 12, in Custer County.

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04 11, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Texas Couple Convicted By Jury on Theft Charges

South Dakota Attorney Marty Jackley has announced that a Texas couple has been convicted of a combined six charges in connection with stealing or attempting to steal the property of another person.

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04 11, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Romanian Man Sentenced To Jail Time for Guilty Plea to Rape

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a 21-year-old man from Romania was sentenced to six months in the Clay County Jail after earlier pleading guilty to Second Degree Rape and is now in the process of deportation with federal authorities.

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04 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Mitchell Woman Sentenced For Sexual Contact Charge

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Mitchell, S.D., woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with eight years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Sexual Contact With a Person Incapable of Consent.

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04 05, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Applauds Federal Judge’s Action To Block Overreaching Greenhouse Gas Emissions Proposal

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising a federal judge’s decision to block a proposed federal rule on greenhouse gas emissions as requested by Attorney General Jackley and 20 other Attorneys General.

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04 05, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Davison County State’s Attorney Announce Update In Mitchell Truck Stop Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Davison County State’s Attorney Jim Miskimins have announced that based on a further review of the evidence, including the forensic pathologist autopsy results, the appropriate charge in South Dakota is Improper Disposal of a Body in connection with a female that was found deceased March 11, 2024 in Mitchell.

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04 04, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, 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 Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Sioux Falls.

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03 28, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Statement On Disturbance at State Penitentiary

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued the following statement regarding Wednesday’s disturbance at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls:

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03 27, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress To Fix Farm Bill Loophole Regarding Intoxicating Hemp

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is part of a coalition of 21 Attorneys General requesting that Congress fix language in the 2018 Farm Bill that has been used by “bad actors” to market unregulated intoxicating hemp.

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03 27, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Parker Man Sentenced For Manslaughter of Infant

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Parker, S.D., man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison with 14 years suspended after earlier pleading guilty to one count of First Degree Manslaughter in the 2022 death of an infant.

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03 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises Final Budget That Includes Funds for Digital Investigation Unit, Victim Grants

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising approval of the fiscal year 2025 state general fund budget that includes funds for the Attorney General’s Office to use for a new Digital Investigation Unit, cybersecurity services initiative, and grants to organizations that assist abused children.

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03 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Amicus Brief For SCOTUS In Support of Second Amendment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a group of 26 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Illinois’ ban of AR-15 rifles.

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03 15, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Pierre Man Sentenced For Assault on Law Enforcement Officers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after earlier being convicted for assaulting and threatening correctional officers at the Hughes County Jail.

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03 14, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, Mitchell Law Enforcement Announce Person Arrested in Death Investigation

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Mitchell law enforcement announce that a person has been arrested in the investigation of a female that was found this week in Mitchell.

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03 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces State to Seek Death Penalty in Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff’s Death

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the state has filed its notice to seek the death penalty in the First Degree Murder case against Joseph Gene Hoek of Sioux Falls for the Feb. 2 death of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok.

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03 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Confirms DCI Leading Investigation Into Colorado DNA Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was asked by Colorado authorities to conduct the criminal investigation into a former Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist who is accused of mishandling DNA testing in at least 650 cases.

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03 11, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Urges FTC To Strengthen Online Privacy, Safety Protections for Youth

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 43 Attorneys General in requesting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

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03 07, 2024

Students Graduate Friday From 74th 911 Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 20 students who graduate Friday from the state Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course.

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03 06, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Letter To Meta Requesting Action on User Account Takeovers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 40 other Attorneys General in asking social media company Meta to take action to protect consumers whose Facebook and Instagram accounts have been compromised.

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03 06, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces White River Man Convicted on Rape Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a White River man has been convicted on three charges, including two counts of rape, for an incident that occurred March 5, 2023.

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03 05, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Peacemaker Found Not Guilty in Watertown Murder Trial

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Jeremiah Peacemaker of Watertown has been found not guilty of First Degree Murder in the August, 2020 death of Kendra Owen of Watertown.

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03 04, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Urges Consumers To Participate in National Consumer Protection Week

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is urging South Dakota consumers to take time, especially during this week’s National Consumer Protection Week observance, to safeguard their personal and financial information.

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03 04, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises SCOTUS Decision to Keep Trump on Colorado Ballot

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows former President Donald Trump to appear on the ballot for the Colorado state Presidential Primary election.

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03 01, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Confirms Next Court Appearance For Chief Deputy Sheriff Murder Defendant March 13 In Flandreau

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the next court appearance for Joseph Gene Hoek (Hook) of Sioux Falls, who has been charged in the Feb. 2 death of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorock (Pro-Rock), has been moved from Brookings to Flandreau, but will be held as originally scheduled at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 13 in the Moody County Courthouse.  

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02 27, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Honors LET Recruits Who Graduate Friday

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 42 students who will graduate Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course in Pierre.

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02 23, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Thanks Governor, Legislators For Support of 2024 Legislative Package

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that all of the office’s legislative bills have now passed the state Legislature in some form and have been signed by Gov. Kristi Noem.

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02 21, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Selection Of Jurors For Watertown Man’s Murder Trial

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that 14 jurors were chosen Wednesday for the murder trial of Jeremiah Peacemaker of Watertown.

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02 20, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition In Effort To Reform Practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 39 Attorneys General in urging Congress to reform the current practices conducted by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

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02 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Supports FCC Decision to Ban AI-Generated Robocalls

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s decision to ban Artificial Intelligence-generated robocalls.

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02 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Warns Public About Medicare Telephone Scam

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning the public to be careful about telephone calls they receive threatening to take away a person’s Medicare benefits.

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02 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Yankton Man Sentenced to 85 Years in Prison for Manslaughter Plea

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Yankton man has been sentenced to 85 years in prison after he had earlier pled guilty to First Degree Manslaughter in connection to a stabbing death that occurred May 22, 2023 in Yankton.

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02 16, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition Supporting Trump’s Presidential Immunity Stay Request to U.S. Supreme Court

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 21 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief that supports former President Donald Trump’s stay request regarding presidential immunity to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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02 13, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Statement On Passing of Union County Sheriff Dan Limoges

“The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office is saddened to hear of the passing of Union County Sheriff Dan Limoges. Sheriff Limoges was a law enforcement officer for almost 40 years, and Union County Sheriff for more than 30. He was a strong public servant who was dedicated to his county and his profession. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and agency during this time.”

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02 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Thanks Governor, Legislators For Support of Child Porn Bill

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is thanking Gov. Kristi Noem and state legislators for their support of Senate Bill 79, which includes the AG Office’s effort to make Artificial Intelligence-child generated porn a crime.

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02 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Praises Partnership For Support of Xylazine Bill

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising the partnership that has led to the passage and signing of House Bill 1028 which makes the use and possession of Xylazine (otherwise referred to as “the zombie drug” a crime outside of veterinarian purposes).

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02 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Defendant Indicted in Death of Chief Deputy Sheriff

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Moody County Grand Jury has indicted Joseph Gene Hoek (Hook) of Sioux Falls on charges of First Degree Murder and Aggravated Eluding for the death of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok (Pro-Rock).

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02 09, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Releases Statement on South Dakota Supreme Court Decision on Legislative Conflicts of Interest

Governor Kristi Noem, with the support of the Legislature and the Attorney General, requested the South Dakota Supreme Court to provide further interpretation and clarification of Article III, Section 12 of the South Dakota Constitution, which prohibits legislators from having an interest in certain public contracts.  The Supreme Court has issued a very thorough decision clarifying and detailing the scope of Article III, Section 12. 

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02 07, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Attorneys General Opposing Proposed U.S. Senate Border Bill

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 15 other Attorneys General in opposing measures in a proposed “border bill” scheduled to be heard in the U.S. Senate.

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02 07, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Releases 2023 Crime in South Dakota Report

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the overall number of criminal offenses reported statewide in 2023 was down 2.57 percent compared to 2022.

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02 07, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Requests Congress To Authorize Funding for Federal Crime Victims Fund

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a bipartisan group of 41 Attorneys General in urging Congress to authorize 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund (VOCA Fund).

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02 06, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Part of National Task Force Investigating Election Scam Robocalls

South Dakota Attorney Marty Jackley and other Attorneys General on the nationwide Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force have written to a company that allegedly sent New Hampshire residents scam election robocalls, with the use of artificial intelligence, during the New Hampshire primary election.

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02 05, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Charges Filed in Death of Chief Deputy Sheriff

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Joseph Gene Hoek (Hook) of Sioux Falls has been charged with First Degree Murder and Aggravated Eluding for the death of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok (Pro-Rock) last Friday afternoon.

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02 05, 2024

Attorney General Bill on Fentanyl Testing Signed Into Law by Governor Noem

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the first of the five legislative bills introduced this session by the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office has now been signed into law by Governor Kristi Noem.

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02 03, 2024

Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Identified As Victim in Line of Duty Death

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok (Pro-rock) was killed in the line of duty Friday afternoon in Moody County.

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02 02, 2024

Pierre Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For 2023 Standoff With Law Enforcement

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with six years suspended, stemming from a 2023 standoff involving law enforcement at a residence in northern Hughes County.

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02 02, 2024

State Legislative Commission Approves Two Attorney General Bills

Two more South Dakota Attorney General legislative bills were approved Friday by different state legislative committees.

 

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02 01, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Presents Proposed Office Budget To Joint Appropriations Committee

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Thursday presented the Attorney General’s Office’s proposed $38.8 million fiscal year 2025 budget which includes funds to create a new Digital Investigation Unit and to hire an additional forensic scientist.

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01 31, 2024

House Judiciary Committee Approves Two Attorney General’s Office Bills

Two South Dakota Attorney General legislative bills were approved Wednesday by the State House Judiciary Committee.

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01 29, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Effort Supporting Texas’s Right To Secure Border

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 27 states in supporting the state of Texas’s efforts to secure its southern border.

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01 25, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Thanks Legislators For First Approval of Office’s Legislative Package

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is thanking state legislators for their bi-partisan support for the Attorney General’s Office’s legislative package.

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01 23, 2024

Senate Committee Approves Child Pornography Bill That Includes Attorney General’s A.I. Legislation

Senate Bill 79, which revises various levels of child pornography crime and which also includes the Attorney General’s Office’s bill that would make Artificial Intelligence-generated child pornography a crime, was unanimously approved Tuesday by the State Senate Judiciary Committee

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01 22, 2024

Yankton Man Changes Plea in Manslaughter Case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Yankton man has pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter in connection to a stabbing death that occurred May 22, 2023 in Yankton.

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01 19, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Petition Challenging EPA Proposed Rule for Clean Air Act

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 24 other Attorneys General in a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to declare unlawful a proposed federal rule removing further state discretion with the Clean Air Act.

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01 19, 2024

South Dakota Attorney General Jackley, Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Haggar, Minnehaha County Sheriff Milstead Partner On Domestic Violence Grant

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Daniel Haggar, and Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead have partnered on a federal grant to combat domestic violence. 

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01 19, 2024

Senate Legislative Committee Unanimously Approves Attorney General’s Bill on Open Meeting Commission

Senate Bill 26 which would allow Deputy State’s Attorneys, in addition to State’s Attorneys, to serve on the state’s Open Meeting Commission was unanimously approved Friday by the Senate State Affairs Committee.

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01 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Requests FCC To Restrict Use of A.I. In Marketing Phone Calls

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 25 other Attorneys General are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to restrict the use of artificial intelligence by telemarketers.

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01 18, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Requests SCOTUS To Reverse Colorado Ballot Disqualification of Trump

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined an amicus brief requesting the U.S. Supreme Court reverse the Colorado State Supreme Court ruling that kept former President Donald Trump off the ballot for that state’s Presidential Primary election.

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01 17, 2024

Attorney General Jackley, SD News Media Association Release Updated Open Meeting Laws Guide

An updated guide explaining South Dakota’s Open Meeting Laws has been released by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota NewsMedia Association (SDNA).

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01 16, 2024

House Committee Unanimously Approves Xylazine Bill

House Bill 1028, which would classify Xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance, was unanimously approved Tuesday by the House Health and Human Services Committee.

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01 12, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Appointments to Open Meeting Commission

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has appointed five state’s attorneys to the Open Meeting Commission effective immediately.

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01 11, 2024

Legislative Committee Approves First Fentanyl Bill In Attorney General’s Legislative Package

The first bill in the South Dakota Attorney General’s legislative package was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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01 05, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Names New Chief Deputy, Criminal Litigation Division Director

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has named Brent Kempema as the new Chief Deputy for the Attorney General’s Office.

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01 04, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Warns of Medicare Telephone Scam

Telephone scams targeting Medicare recipients are now being reported in South Dakota, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.

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01 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Watertown Man Sentenced to Prison on Kidnapping Charges

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watertown man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of Second Degree Kidnapping.

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01 03, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Announces Spearfish Man Sentenced to Prison For Second Degree Murder

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish man has been sentenced to life in prison after earlier being convicted of Murder in the Second Degree in the 2022 shooting death of his wife.

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01 02, 2024

Attorney General Jackley Joins Multi-State Effort To Strike Down Firearm Magazine Ban

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 24 other state Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief challenging a California law that would ban firearm magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds.

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12 22, 2023

Attorney General Jackley Joins Multi-State Lawsuit In Challenging Proposed Federal Climate Mandate

South 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 Season

In 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 Settlement

South 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 Cyriacks

South 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 Case

South 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 Death

South 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 Amendment

South 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 Murder

South 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 Cyriacks

South 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 Licenses

The 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 Death

South 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 Shooting

South 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 Charges

South 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 Safety

Tis 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 Man

An 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 Course

South 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 Course

South 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 Justified

South 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 Help

South 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 Health

Pursuant 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 Charge

South 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 Officers

South 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 Health

South 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’ Rights

South 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 Conviction

South 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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