ALEXANDER SALGADO

Judge throws out Diaz confession in Guevara murder case

Ruling says police did not properly inform accused killer of Miranda rights

By Chris Mueller , August 30, 2012

Murder convict Salgado won't testify against Diaz

Alexander Salgado has promised to cause problems if forced to go to court, State Penitentiary Officer Mark Schlosser said in court Thursday, according to media reports. Salgado, 22, has been involved in violent incidents in prison and is being held in disciplinary segregation, the officer said.

August 24, 2012

Cost of Guevara case tops $400,000

After more than two and a half years in court, Hanson County has incurred more than $400,000 in expenses related to the 2009 murder of 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara, of Mitchell. And with one suspect in the case still awaiting trial, the expenses continue to pile up.

By Chris Mueller , August 17, 2012

Maricela Diaz pleads not guilty to Jasmine Guevara murder

ALEXANDRIA - A 16-year-old girl accused of murdering a 16-year-old Mitchell girl two years ago pleaded not guilty to all six charges in the case Wednesday at the Hanson County Courthouse.

By Staff reports , August 10, 2011

Second Guevara murder suspect, Maricela Diaz, moved to adult court

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hanson County States Attorney Jim Davies announced today that Maricela N. Diaz, 16, Ft. Wayne, Indiana/ Guanajuato, Mexico, made her initial appearance in adult court on the charges contained in the complaint for the murder of Jasmine Guevara, 16, Mitchell.

By Austin Kaus , July 27, 2011

Salgado pleads guilty, receives life sentence

A Mexican man will spend the rest of his life in prison after admitting Monday to participating in the murder of a 16-year-old Mitchell girl.
Alexander Salgado, 21, pleaded guilty to seconddegree murder at the Davison County Public Safety Center as part of a plea agreement with the state. First-degree murder, felony murder and firstdegree arson charges were dropped.

By Austin Kaus , August 31, 2010

Salgado to change plea

A man who earlier pleaded not guilty to three charges related to the killing of a 16-year-old Mitchell girl is scheduled to change his plea Monday in a Mitchell courtroom.
Alexander Salgado, 21, is scheduled to change his plea at 8 a.m. Monday at the Davison County Public Safety Center.

By Austin Kaus , August 27, 2010

Change of plea hearing scheduled in Guevara murder case

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hanson County State’s Attorney Jim Davies advised the media this afternoon that a change of plea hearing has been scheduled in the case of State of South Dakota v. Alexander Salgado for 8 a.m. Monday.

By Staff reports , August 26, 2010

Today’s hearing for man accused of Mitchell girl’s killing canceled

The latest court appearance for a man accused of killing a Mitchell 16-year-old has been canceled for today.

August 25, 2010

Editorial: Penalty of death is applicable in this case

The 2009 death of a Mitchell girl may result in the death of a person who allegedly committed the heinous crime. Jasmine Guevara was killed Nov. 10 near Mitchell in rural Hanson County. Charged with first-degree murder is Alexander Salgado, who is accused of conspiring with a 15-year-old to kill Guevara. Again rises the ugly head of the death penalty. After George Sitts was put to death in South Dakota in 1947, 60 years passed before the state again resorted to capital punishment. Sitts killed two law-enforcement officers during a late-night chase. The man who followed Sitts on the death-penalty roll was Elijah Page, who was killed by lethal injection on July 11, 2007, for his role in a torturous killing of a man near Spearfish in 2000.

By Editorial board , July 21, 2010

No death penalty for ‘M.D.’

She is known only as M.D., a girl who, at age 15, was arrested for her involvement in the November killing of 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara, of Mitchell.
She is accused of helping Alexander Salgado, 21, kill Guevara. Neither Hanson County State’s Attorney Jim Davies nor Paige Wilbur, South Dakota Attorney General press secretary, would comment recently on charges or maximum penalties for the girl, but state law does say one thing: she cannot face the death penalty.

By Austin Kaus , July 20, 2010

State seeks death penalty in Mitchell killing

Prosecutors in the slaying of a 16-year-old Mitchell girl announced Wednesday that they will seek the death penalty for one of her accused killers. Alexander Salgado, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, felony murder and arson in the Nov. 10 death of Jasmine Guevara.

By Melanie Brandert , July 15, 2010

State seeks death penalty in Mitchell murder case

PIERRE - Attorney General Marty J. Jackley and Hanson County State’s Attorney Jim Davies announced this afternoon the state’s filing of a notice of intent to request the death penalty in the murder of Jasmine Guevara.

By Staff reports , July 14, 2010

RVers will be included in jury pool for murder case

ALEXANDRIA — The jury pool for a man accused of killing a 16-year-old Mitchell girl will include patrons of a business that allows travelers to keep a South Dakota address.
Judge Sean O’Brien said Wednesday at the Hanson County Courthouse that the jury selection process for the trial of 21-year-old Alexander Salgado will include patrons of My Home Address Inc., an Emery-based business that provides South Dakota residency, vehicle licensing and voter registration for customers, including year-round RVers.

By Austin Kaus , May 20, 2010

Lawyers debate exclusion of RVers from Salgado jury

ALEXANDRIA — A lawyer for accused murderer Alexander Salgado told a judge Wednesday at the Hanson County courthouse that patrons of a business allowing travelers to keep a South Dakota address should be included in the jury pool.
My Home Address Inc. is an Emery-based business that provides South Dakota residency for services such as vehicle licensing and voter registration, to customers including year-round RVers. The business collects mail for its customers and forwards it as requested.

By Austin Kaus , April 08, 2010