The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that Pedro Simental had been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the manslaughter death of 40-year-old Edleigha Little. Authorities alleged that Simental struck Little in the head with a can of beans. Simental pleaded guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter last month. In a follow-up interview, law enforcement claims … Read more
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting a child. The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office reports that 29-year-old Ian Hoffman entered Alford pleas to two counts of Sexual Contact in February. Now, he has received a 15-year-old sentence for each of the two counts. The sentence will run concurrently. Since Hoffman … Read more
A man has been sentenced to prison in connection to the brutal rape and murder of an 82-year-old Rapid City woman. The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office reports that 48-year-old James Jumping Eagle received the maximum punishment for the murder of 82-year-old Reta McGovern. Eagle was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for first-degree murder and … Read more
The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office announced in a social media post that bond had been set at $250,000 cash for Derrek Brave Heart. The 29-year-old is charged in connection with a fatal shooting. Brave Heart is facing charges of second-degree murder, or in the alternative manslaughter in the first degree. He is accused of … Read more