Samir Albaidhani, the suspect in last week’s officer-involved shooting and police pursuit in Sioux Falls, is now formally charged.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing at the Meadowland Apartments on Larch Avenue in west Sioux Falls.
A violent carjacking in Sioux Falls has led to the arrest of 26-year-old Peyton LeClaire, who is facing multiple felony charges.
Tragedy struck in Hand County as 22-year-old Kila Good of Highmore was killed in a fatal single-vehicle crash on South Dakota Highway 14 near Wessington.
22-year old Savannah Standing Bear of Parmalee sent a text message to her mother in the early morning hours of March 25th, saying she was leaving her home to spend some time with two friends. She hasn’t been seen since.
A former South Dakota state worker, Lonna Carroll, has been convicted of stealing over $1.7 million from the Department of Social Services. Carroll, found guilty of two counts of felony grand theft, stole the funds over a span of 13 years while employed by the department. The Hughes County jury reached the verdict in just over an hour of deliberations on the final day of her trial.
A young woman has tragically died following a single-vehicle accident in Hand County.
Amir Beaudion, the suspect in the 2020 Sioux Falls kidnapping and murder of Pasqalina Badi, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. As part of a plea deal, Beaudion admitted to abducting Badi from a Walmart parking lot, assaulting her, and ultimately killing her before disposing of her body in Lincoln County.
The trial of Lonna Carroll, accused of embezzling over $1.7 million from the South Dakota Department of Social Services, is progressing rapidly in Hughes County court this week.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is currently investigating two separate officer-involved shootings on Tuesday, involving the same suspect, Samir Albaidhani. The shootings occurred in Sioux Falls and Union County during an attempt to arrest Albaidhani, who was wanted on multiple warrants, including violating parole.