COURTS AND CRIMES
Police seek information about three cases of car vandalism, theft
Police are on the search for those responsible for breaking into three cars near Dakota Wesleyan University.In the early morning hours of March 7-9, at least one person forcibly entered three cars parked in lots near DWU and L.B. Williams Elementary School.
March 10, 2010
Suspended sentence extended; man admits to violating probation
A Howard man who originally received a suspended prison sentence for possessing amphetamine had the suspension extended after pleading guilty to violating his probation.Matthew L. Tomes, 22, was originally arrested in 2007 for possessing amphetamine, two ounces of marijuana or less and drug paraphernalia. He received a suspended sentence of three years in the state penitentiary as well as fines, court and prosecution costs.
March 10, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/9/10
Mitchell Police Department CAD Press Log 3/10/2010 From: 3/9/2010 to 3/9/2010March 10, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/8/10
Mitchell Police DepartmentCAD Press Log 3/9/2010
From: 3/8/2010 to 3/8/2010
March 09, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/5/10 to 3/7/10
Mitchell Police Department CAD Press Log 3/8/2010 From: 3/5/2010 to 3/7/2010March 08, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/4/10
Mitchell Police DepartmentCAD Press Log 3/5/2010
From: 3/4/2010 to 3/4/2010
March 05, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/3/10
Mitchell Police DepartmentCAD Press Log 3/4/2010
From: 3/3/2010 to 3/3/2010
March 04, 2010
State prison time given to local man for manufacturing methamphetamine 
A man who pleaded guilty to manufacturing methamphetamine in Mitchell will serve less than a year of state penitentiary time.Justin Fuller, 22, of Mitchell, received a five-year penitentiary sentence for manufacturing methamphetamine in a trailer house at 1201 E. First, No. 21, in November 2009.
March 03, 2010
Man sentenced to penitentiary after pleading guilty to probation violations
After pleading guilty to six probation violations, a Mitchell man on Tuesday was sentenced to spend nearly three years in the state penitentiary.Jeffery K. McDermond, 21, of Mitchell, was given a fiveyear penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to six probation violations that took place between April 14 and August 17 last year.
March 03, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/2/10
Mitchell Police DepartmentCAD Press Log 3/3/2010
From: 3/2/2010 to 3/2/2010
March 03, 2010
Juror in death trial explains decision on ruling
A member of the jury that found a Rosebud woman guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of her boyfriend said the jury determined manslaughter was the only charge on which she could be convicted.An eight-man, four-woman jury on Monday convicted Jennifer Ladd, 37, of the charge and acquitted her of first-degree murder, the charge on which she had been indicted. She killed Louis Fast Horse, 43, Rosebud, with a large knife in February 2009 during a visit to a Lake Andes home.
March 03, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 3/1/10
Mitchell Police DepartmentCAD Press Log 3/2/2010
From: 3/1/2010 to 3/1/2010
March 02, 2010
Woman found guilty of manslaughter
LAKE ANDES — A Charles Mix County jury on Monday found a Rosebud woman guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the February 2009 death of her boyfriend in Lake Andes.Jennifer Ladd, 37, can still receive up to life in prison for the death of Louis Fast Horse, 43, also of Rosebud. While first-degree murder is a mandatory life sentence, that is the maximum allowed for manslaughter.
March 02, 2010
Mitchell Police Log for 2/26/10 to 2/28/10
Mitchell Police DepartmentCAD Press Log 3/1/2010
From: 2/26/2010 to 2/28/2010
March 01, 2010
BWS defense disputed by expert witness for prosecution
LAKE ANDES — A University of British Columbia professor on Thursday disputed a defense expert’s theory that Jennifer Ladd suffered from battered women’s syndrome.George Dutton, Vancouver, a psychology expert who has worked with battered women’s syndrome cases for 30 years, said a pattern of entering into multiple abusive relationships is not a trait of BWS. During Ladd’s murder trial Thursday in Lake Andes, he described its characteristics as anxiety, tendency for abuse and avoiding thoughts of men.
February 26, 2010
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OUR VOICES Armed robbery reported this morning in Mitchell -- suspect on the loose
Click here for details. Here's the message we received from the police: ARMED ROBBERY 1900 BLK N MAIN-W/M DRK BLUE HOODIE-JEANS-DRK SKI MASK-TENNIS SHOES-CAUTION-SUBJECT ARMED!!! AT 1052 HOURS TODAY AN ARMED ROBBERY OCCURRED IN THE 1900 BLK NORTH MAIN IN MITCHELL. SUSPECT DESCRIBED AS BE
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Jan 15, 2010 at 11:26 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES More developments in doll museum trust fund case
From the Associated Press this morning:
SD court dismisses doll museum appeal
PIERRE -- The South Dakota Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal involving a $200,000 trust fund left over
OUR VOICES Why so defensive, Mr. President?
It's been my experience that, generally speaking, the truer the criticism of a public official, the more defensive the public official becomes when the criticism is raised. It's a natural human reaction. When someone or something threatens to pierce the protective shield we've built around ourselve
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Nov 19, 2009 at 9:03 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Two arrested for murder of Mitchell girl
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Posted by: Seth Tupper on Nov 13, 2009 at 12:08 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES About those outstanding warrants ...
Today's Daily Republic editorial calls for putting the names of people who have outstanding warrants in the newspaper and on a Web site. You might recall from previous coverage of the story that there are somewhere around 3,000 outstanding warrants in Davison County. The sheriff's department says i
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Oct 13, 2009 at 9:40 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Should cameras and other recording devices be allowed in our state courts?
There's a story today on the AP wire about an upcoming meeting to go over proposals that would allow cameras and other recording devices in our state courts. As you could have probably guessed, I'm all for cameras and recording devices in courts. We already have open court proceedings that anybody
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Sep 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES The Mechels highway-sign debate
It was interesting to read this morning that the state has postponed its plan to erect memorial signs along S.D. 44 honoring the late Turner County sheriff's deputy Chad Mechels. The guy who shot Mechels claims it was self-defense, and his claim is still active in the court system. Whether you beli
Posted by: Seth Tupper on Sep 25, 2009 at 9:25 AM | Republic InsiderOUR VOICES Remembering the Walmart bomb threat/CorTrust robbery, one year ago today
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