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Noem calls on AG Ravnsborg to resign (South Dakota)
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Source: Argus Leader
Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday issued a statement calling on Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to resign, adding pressure on the state's highest ranking prosecutor to depart office.
Noem also said the state will release additional materials related to the investigation into Ravnsborg's fatal Sept. 12 accident.
"Now that the investigation has closed and charges have been filed, I believe the Attorney General should resign," Noem said. "I have reviewed the material we are releasing, starting today, and I encourage others to review it as well."
Besides pressure from the governor, South Dakota lawmakers are considering starting impeachment proceedings against Ravnsborg.
Noem also said the state will release additional materials related to the investigation into Ravnsborg's fatal Sept. 12 accident.
"Now that the investigation has closed and charges have been filed, I believe the Attorney General should resign," Noem said. "I have reviewed the material we are releasing, starting today, and I encourage others to review it as well."
Besides pressure from the governor, South Dakota lawmakers are considering starting impeachment proceedings against Ravnsborg.
Read more: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/02/23/kristi-noem-calls-jason-ravnsborg-resisn/4558686001/
South Dakota's AG charged with 3 misdemeanors in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota's Republican attorney general was charged Thursday with three misdemeanors for striking and killing a man with his car last summer, avoiding more serious felony charges in a case that raised questions about how the state's top law enforcement official first reported the crash.
Jason Ravnsborg could face up to 30 days in jail and up to a $500 fine on each charge: careless driving, driving out of his lane and operating a motor vehicle while on his phone.
Ravensborg said he was grateful that the legal system assumes his innocence — for now — while relatives of the man killed in the collision, 55-year-old Joseph Boever, said they were disappointed but not surprised that the attorney general was only facing misdemeanor charges.
Hyde County Deputy State's Attorney Emily Sovell said the evidence simply didn't support felony charges of vehicular homicide or manslaughter, which could have meant years of prison time. She noted Ravnsborg wasn't intoxicated, and that a manslaughter charge would have required the state to show he "consciously and unjustifiably" disregarded a substantial risk.
https://www.startribune.com/south-dakotas-ag-charged-with-3-misdemeanors-in-fatal-crash/600024594/
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota's Republican attorney general was charged Thursday with three misdemeanors for striking and killing a man with his car last summer, avoiding more serious felony charges in a case that raised questions about how the state's top law enforcement official first reported the crash.
Jason Ravnsborg could face up to 30 days in jail and up to a $500 fine on each charge: careless driving, driving out of his lane and operating a motor vehicle while on his phone.
Ravensborg said he was grateful that the legal system assumes his innocence — for now — while relatives of the man killed in the collision, 55-year-old Joseph Boever, said they were disappointed but not surprised that the attorney general was only facing misdemeanor charges.
Hyde County Deputy State's Attorney Emily Sovell said the evidence simply didn't support felony charges of vehicular homicide or manslaughter, which could have meant years of prison time. She noted Ravnsborg wasn't intoxicated, and that a manslaughter charge would have required the state to show he "consciously and unjustifiably" disregarded a substantial risk.
https://www.startribune.com/south-dakotas-ag-charged-with-3-misdemeanors-in-fatal-crash/600024594/
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