Assault

PIERRE, S.D.—A South Dakota contractor's plea to a guilty charge on assault wasn't accepted last week, after a judge thought the man looked high on drugs and then admitted he was on meth and was later found to also have ecstasy in his system. Jesse Lange, 30, of Rapid City was...

LOWER BRULE — A 25-year-old Lower Brule woman was sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting a federal law enforcement officer and conspiring to distribute meth. Samantha Dolezal was sentenced on March 8 to 54 months in custody and a $1,000 fine for conspiring to distribute...