South Dakota Attorney General
Recent News About South Dakota Attorney General
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South Dakota Attorney General signs letter to Biden, Mayorkas ‘supporting Texas’s efforts to secure the border’
Attorney General of South Dakota Marty Jackley (R) joined more than two dozen state attorneys general in signing a letter to President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Security Aljandro Mayorkas in support of “Governor Abbott’s efforts to secure our border.”
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Election Integrity Bill Passes House State Affairs Committee
An election integrity bill, supported by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, passed another legislative hurdle Wednesday.
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Attorney General Jackley Joins Pistol Gun Brace Federal Lawsuit
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Friday that South Dakota has joined 24 other states in a lawsuit against federal requirements that impact pistol owners who use stabilizing braces.
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Attorney General releases Crime in South Dakota 2021 report
The Office of the Attorney General today released the Crime in South Dakota 2021 report. This report is compiled annually by the Attorney General’s Criminal Statistical Analysis Center (SAC).
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DCI conducting investigation into officer involved shooting in Sioux Falls
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting an investigation of an officer involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at approximately 1:30 p.m. CST at the intersection of Russell Street and Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls.
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Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley announces leadership team
Attorney General-elect Marty Jackley has announced the eight-member leadership team that will join him when he takes office next month.
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Attorney General Mark Vargo announces a first-degree manslaughter conviction in Pennington County
Attorney General Mark Vargo has announced that Ashley Peltier was convicted of first-degree manslaughter for the June 8, 2021, stabbing death of her boyfriend, Stanley Kennard III, a.k.a., James Rice.
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AG Mark Vargo announces hiring of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and a Human Trafficking Coordinator
Attorney General Mark Vargo announced he has filled two new positions at the Attorney General’s Office: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator and Human Trafficking Coordinator.
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Attorney General Mark Vargo announces the 183rd graduation class of the South Dakota Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course
Attorney General Mark Vargo has announced that 39 students completed the Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre, S.D.
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Attorney General Mark Vargo announces historic settlement over Google location tracking practices
Attorney General Mark Vargo today announced that South Dakota, along with 39 other states, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings.
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Elias Richard sentenced to life in prison for a Christmas Eve murder in Rapid City
Elias Richard was sentenced Monday to life in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for killing Vernall Marshall on Christmas Eve in 2020.
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South Dakota Supreme Court upholds murder conviction in Pierre infant battery case
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Tristan Larson for causing the death of his then-girlfriend’s two-year-old son.
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Attorney General, DCI, DPS mark re-opening of Emergency Vehicle Operation Course
Attorney General Mark Vargo today joined the Division of Criminal Investigation and the South Dakota Department of Public Safety’s Division of Highway Patrol in hailing the re-opening of the state’s Emergency Vehicle Operation Course (EVOC) in Pierre, S.D.
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Attorney General releases draft explanation for proposed amendment to the South Dakota Constitution
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo has released an Attorney General’s ballot draft explanation for a draft Constitutional Amendment entitled: An Initiated Constitutional Amendment Prohibiting Taxes on Anything Sold for Eating or Drinking.
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Attorney General Mark Vargo joins bipartisan coalition to regulate pharmacy benefit managers
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo today joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general from across the country in an amicus brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Oklahoma’s laws that regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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Attorney General, DCI Release Sioux Falls Police Department shooting summary
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Thursday released the summary of the July 11, 2022, officer involved shooting that occurred in Sioux Falls, S.D., 309 North Cleveland Avenue by two Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD) Officers.
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Attorney General Mark Vargo Announces Settlement of JUUL Youth Vaping Suit
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo announced today a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices.
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Attorney General, DCI Release Sioux Falls Police Department shooting summary
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Friday released the summary of the June 22, 2022, officer involved shooting that occurred in Sioux Falls, S.D. near 4208 West 41st Street by a Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD) Detective.
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Attorney General Mark Vargo announces settlement of Medicaid kick-back suit
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo announced today that South Dakota has joined 34 other states in settling allegations of kickbacks paid to referring providers against Essilor International, Essilor of America Inc., Essilor Laboratories of America Inc., and Essilor Instruments USA (Essilor), headquartered in Dallas. Essilor manufactures, markets, and distributes optical lenses and equipment used to produce optical lenses.
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Attorney General, DCI Release Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force shooting summary
South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo and the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Friday released the summary of the August 9, 2022, officer involved shooting of Jacob Michael James of Sioux Falls, 21, by a Sioux Falls Police Department (SFPD) Detective and a Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Investigator after he (James) pointed a firearm and shot at the MCSO Investigator multiple times. The report found that the officers involved in the shooting were justified in using lethal force.